What makes a good character design? “In my case, if I can get people to grin and giggle and freely imagine the character’s personality and the story behind it, that’s success!”...
Nikita Goryainov — London, UK
What aspects do you find difficult while designing characters and how do you deal with them? “For me, the most difficult part is making characters distinct from each other yet still unique, especially when tasked with creating so many! The best solution I have found is simply to take a break and start from scratch.”...
soobaklab — Hyungjoo Lee — Seoul, South Korea
“Depending on the proportion of the character, the feeling of the character is very different. Therefore, a ratio test is essentially conducted several times before beginning. I first sketch quickly and decide the overall feeling through simple shapes. Through these sketches I consider which pose and expression of the characters are best to give a cute or friendly feeling.”...
Miguel Guercio — Parma, Italy
“A good character design is when your art touches everyone, when you create a universal design that brings emotions to everyone. When you are speaking a universal language, you are doing a good design.”...
Thunder Rockets — São Paulo, Brazil
“The challenge is making each one unique while showing that they come from the same universe. Behind the scenes, there is a lot of experimentation in terms of gesture, besides practical tests to conceive and carve the ideal shape of the character. It also helps the process by adding complex layers, almost invisible, that provide the characters with this uniqueness...
Cabeza Patata — Katie Menzies & Abel Reverter — London, UK
“It’s always difficult to start with a new style and usually the first iteration won’t look good. But it’s important not to get discouraged and to enjoy the process, knowing that the more you work on the design and think about what it needs, the better the result will be. It’s important to create things that you like and that...
Nancy Li — Sydney, Australia
“If there’s time I’ll animate them.”...
Raccoon Factory — Seoul, South Korea
What makes a good character design? “A character whose image can be converted into text. If it is an image that can be easily converted into text, it will remain in your memory for a long time. If it doesn’t remain in your memory that probably means that it lacks personality and charm.”...
Itemmm Studio — Sorawit Opapongphun — Bangkok, Thailand
“Some clients come to me with a product but lack of character and goal. This is challenging, so I have to learn about their product and brand’s story step by step, creating a story with them to make a perfect mascot for the brand.”...
Hiii Illustration 2022 — Call For Entries — Nanjing, China
The Hiii Illustration International Competition, opens to all illustrators, creative professionals and agencies, teachers and students worldwide, aiming to discover and reward outstanding illustration talents and works from all over the world, in an effort to advance the global development of illustration. Since 2010, the Hiii Illustration has been held for 10 consecutive years, has invited more than 60 international...
Sedryung Hong — China
“The overall design should be simple and easily identifiable. In order to make the character memorable and distinctive, the design will exaggerate or distort a feature on this basis.”...
Olga Moiseeva — Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
“A simple black-and-white silhouette is enough for us to understand what kind of character it is. We can understand whether he or she is a hero or a villain, strong or weak, adult or child. All these things can be conveyed with just a silhouette, even withoutcolour or details. Don’t underestimate the importance of basic shapes. Ignoring this rule is...