Free character design courses and tutorials

Learn character design from start to finish with these step-by-step tutorials. Pick up tips and tricks to help you create convincing characters in a range of styles.

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Use Illustrator to Create a Fun, 3D, Character Logo

Tutorial • Intermediate

In this tutorial we'll use illustrators 3D tool to create text with depth. We'll give the letters personality by placing them at angles and choosing a fun...

David Laplante • 1 Dec 2009
Character Design

How to Create a Quirky Twitter Bird in Corel Draw

Tutorial • Intermediate

Learn here how to create a this bird using a few techniques in Corel Draw. Successful completion of this tutorial requires an intermediate knowledge of...

REDmillion • 18 Aug 2009
Character Design

How to Make the Vector Character "Cactus King"

Tutorial • Intermediate

In this tutorial I show how I create a character I've named the "Cactus King." My normal approach to designing is to create a sketch on paper first, scan and...

Dacosta! • 1 Jul 2009
Character Design

Create a Happy Tree Illustration with Bubblefriends

Tutorial • Intermediate

Let's learn how to create a fun tree character design from initial sketch through to making each detail in Adobe Illustrator. This tutorial outlines a...

Sascha Preuss • 6 May 2009
Character Design

How to Use Basic Shapes to Build a Vector Illustration

Tutorial • Intermediate

The following is an illustrative design tutorial. This tutorial will demonstrate for you the process of Shape Building in Adobe Illustrator. We'll be using...

Von Glitschka • 8 Apr 2009
Character Design

How to Create Cartoon Characters from Everyday Objects

Tutorial • Intermediate

Hi, my name is Jesse Hora Dot Com. This tutorial will guide you through the process I use when creating an illustration, more specifically the technique of...

Jesse Hora Dot Com • 21 Mar 2009
Character Design

How to Create a Sci-Fi Fan Art Illustration

Tutorial • Intermediate

This illustrative design tutorial will walk you through the creation of a symmetric illustration, how to approach the creative task of illustrating sci-fi...

Von Glitschka • 7 Jan 2009
Character Design

How to Create a Professional Candidate Caricature Illustration

Tutorial • Intermediate

This tutorial will take you through the entire creative process for developing and creating a precision vector based caricature illustration. You can learn...

Von Glitschka • 22 Oct 2008
Character Design

The Creation of a Winged Vector Monster

Tutorial • Intermediate

Designing art for use on a t-shirt or any other kind of apparel can be a bit of a challenge. Not only do you have to come up with something interesting and...

Matthew Skiff • 16 Oct 2008
Character Design

SOSFactory Style Mascot Design in Photoshop

Tutorial • Intermediate

Hello Photoshop artists, my name is Sergio Ordóñez, the self-proclaimed genius behind SOSFactory, pioneer in corporate mascot design for the web. You can...

Sergio Ordonez • 20 Aug 2008