👉 4 Character Design Tips From Disney Legend Aaron Blaise

. [Design Cuts]( Aaron Blaise Shares 4 Character Design Tips... Last month we were honoured to be joined by legendary artist and animator Aaron Blaise. Aaron shared tons of tips with our community during a 1 hour in-depth workshop on character design. Chock full of golden nuggets, here are 4 key takeaways that you can use to improve your own character design work. 1. Aaron recommends spending a lot of time early on to give your character backstory. Upbringing, environment, special abilities etc... Typically the pros spend more time than most of us in this planning phase! Aaron says: "What if this creature had really big ears, to hear predators coming in the forest?" 2. Borrow ideas from existing animals and creatures Aaron recommends exploring other animals in the animal kingdom to incorporate other elements into your design. For example this character Aaron creates had characteristics from a mantis. 3. Choose a pose that looks like your character is being candidly photographed. If you feel your character's pose is awkward or boring, then try imagining that you're taking a candid photo of them in their native environment. This idea of them being caught 'off guard' will lead to more unique and interesting poses! 4. Add final lighting and shadows to focus the eye on key areas. In the final stage of this session, Aaron adds some shadows to the background and body area so that your eyes are drawn to the most highlighted area of the character, in this case, the face. You can choose where you want the focal point of your character to be by applying highlights and shadows. Enjoy the full workshop from Aaron via the button below for a limited time, or enjoy lifetime access within [Creative Club]( to this and hundreds more! [Watch The Full Replay]( P.S. Did you know Aaron and 50 other top artists are a part of Creative Club? Inside you can access hundreds of workshops and courses, plus enjoy exclusive live sessions, get real-time feedback on your work and so much more! [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Pinterest]( We want to send you nice things We only want to send you emails about things we know you love! [Manage Your Preferences]( Please don’t leave us! If you do want to (we’ll miss you!) - click here to [unsubscribe]( Design Cuts, Krome House, Pound Road, Chertsey, KT16 8ER, United Kingdom If you want to unsubscribe from our mailing list, unsubscribe [here.](