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Dania5E96
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August 22, 2020
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Help me with my character

  • August 22, 2020
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Hello, i want to draw a character with differnt profiles using illustrator 

but im not good with it 

i need Help , if anyone can help me step by step 

i can do the face but i dont know how to add the hair with differnt views 😞

also the body 😞

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Correct answer Anna Lander

yeas its for character animator 

i saw all the videos but still dont know how to draw my own hair and body 


try to look here
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=character+design+in+illustrator

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KShinabery212
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KShinabery212Community Expert
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August 23, 2020

To be honest... it is not easy.

 

When I am doing character designs, I first sketch out a character sheet in pencil first on paper.  Especially if I am going to move the body slightly (side view, quarater view, etc.).  You will find all kinds of character reference sheets from the old days on Google that will give you ideas on how to do this.  

 

Then I take them into Illustrator and create a new folders with names such as (left side view, left quarter view, right side view, right quarter view, front view, back view). I then create each one individually.  Granted some elements I can simply mirror (example right view and left view).  You still might need to do some editing depending on how complex your character is.  But that will keep things in the same shape.

 

If you are placing things into Character Animator or even After Effects or Animate... then do check out the Okay Samurai YouTube channel like Monika suggested.  

Let's connect on LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/in/kshinabery/
Anna Lander
Anna Lander
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August 22, 2020

please, show the images that you use as a references and point what part of them is a problem for you

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Dania5E96Author
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August 22, 2020

this is my front side of the character 

i used hair feom one of the websites so its just front side hair 

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Dania5E96Author
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August 22, 2020

also the dress 

Monika Gause
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Monika GauseCommunity Expert
Community Expert
August 22, 2020

Please show what you are having issues with.

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Dania5E96Author
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August 22, 2020

i actually always delete what i draw cause its not perfect and start all over again 😞

i want to creat a character with differnt viwes front right and left 

i can do the front profile 

but the left and right i dont know how to manage the hair and body 

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August 22, 2020

Well, perhaps you could bring yourself to share your next effort instead of deleting it. Saying you "don't know how to manage" something is useful but doesn't really tell where your skills (artistic, or operator of Illustrator) reach their current limit.

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