Mentorship Crit: 3 Principles That Instantly Improve Character Design

Hey guys!

Today I wanted to share a critique session video I made for one of my mentorship students, Karnie.

Karnie was one of my students when I taught at Otis College of Art and Design, and they're now doing a mentorship with me this month! They're a super hard-working character designer & illustrator who will be graduating next year. Go check out their Instagram to see all of their amazing work!

In this session, we covered some key concepts for creating appealing character designs like:

• simple vs complex

• straight vs curved

• rhythm and energy

I did some paint-overs of Karnie's work with tips on how to keep pushing design variation and creating dynamic poses. I also went over some quick tips on how to make a drawing look more finished✨

Hope you enjoy the video!