Character Drawing

Pesa

Learn How to Design and Draw Your Own Anime Characters With a Tablet

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Tablet / Paint Tool SAI
7 Class Projects

It takes about 1~8 hours to complete one class project.

  • Dramatic Light Illustration

  • Drapery & Folds Illustration

  • Watercolor-like Illustration

  • Narrative Illustration

  • Detailed Illustration

  • Dynamic Pose Illustration

  • Faces of Emotion Illustration

Skills You’ll Learn

Line Sketching

Learn how to sketch an illustration by controlling the line strokes

Coloring

Study the lighting and shade as well as coloring

Understanding Human Anatomy

Learn the basic proportion of a human body and draw dynamic poses

Creating a Narrative Illustration

Create your own original story behind the illustration

Fundamentals of Paint Tool SAI

Learn how to use the basic tools of Paint Tool SAI



Hello, I'm Pesa, an illustrator who wants to embody happiness and hope into illustrations that tell a story. Little by little, I drew scenes of things I like and wished for and it brought me here to Class101.


The World of Art

Art is a tool and a means to express various feelings such as a person's wishes, emotions, and thoughts in a visual form beyond a simple object, a person, and a landscape, and sometimes express a person and communicate with them. As the possibilities are endless, it is something that many people pursue.


Starting Alone Can be Scary


Are you worried about whether or not you’ll be able to finish even a single illustration or that it’ll take forever to complete it? Don't worry too much. There is no fixed answer in drawing. I'll help you until the illustration you want comes out. Through this class, you’ll learn everything you need to know from visualization to the post-coloring editing.


Is there Anything I Need to Prepare?

I usually draw using a tablet with a screen and the Paint Tool SAI program. As I use it as my main tool, Paint Tool SAI is needed for the class, but it is not essential to have the exact same working environment with the exact same tablet as me. The goal is to make the class applicable to various devices and programs. However, you need to know that the characteristics of each program may be different, so there may be slight differences when you take the class using different software.


Controlling the Expression of Your Brushes


Just by adding and subtracting pressure to your lines, you can greatly improve the quality of your illustrations. There are many ways to adjust pressure of lines, but I'm going to show you all the different methods you can use and how I use each one.


Exploring the Human Body and Applying it to Your Drawings


If you learn about the basic structure and proportions of the human body and how to apply it in my drawings, drawing characters becomes easy! Based on this, I’ll show you how to compose various poses and compositions, and organize your screen to capture your viewers’ eyes.


Draw an Ideal Face and Various Expressions


Learn the basic structure and proportions of your face, and express the ideal face that meets your standards and aesthetics. In addition, I will teach you how to portray age and personality of the character, and how proportions of the face vary depending on the angle.


Expressing the Folds and Wrinkles in Clothes


When drawing, there are many people who have difficulty expressing wrinkles in clothing. First, we will practice looking at the wrinkles of clothes as a single flow. It is as if the water flows on the surface of an object, and the silhouette is captured and expressed. In addition, we will learn how expression changes with a bend in the joints, differing thicknesses of the fabric, and varying materials.


Color the Way You Want


Have you ever thought that the colors you choose don't match each other and seem to play separately? Let's learn how to combine natural colors with complementary colors, analogous colors, and use light and shadows to select natural colors while matching. There are various coloring techniques that can work for you. You don't have to stick with just one method. Take the time to find a coloring method that you like and that suits your style.


Completing a High Quality Illustration


Take the above process and draw an illustration. Starting with deciding on your subject and creating a story, I will help you envision your screen and express the character you want in the way you want. With me, you’ll be able to draw a unique illustration of your own.


Curriculum

WELCOME

Welcome to Pesa’s Digital Drawing Class

1. Meet Pesa: illustrator, artist, and your instructor

03:56

2. Introducing the class: Creating detailed character illustrations

02:48

3. Setting up your tablet and Paint Tool SAI

08:22

1

The Basics of SAI

1. The different functions and tools

06:34

2. How to use layers

04:44

3. Understanding and setting up shortcuts

05:41

2

Controlling the Strength of your Lines

1. Exploring the different types of brushes and their settings

07:42

2. How to freely control the strength of your lines

19:07

3. How to manipulate the depth and thickness of your lines

14:01

3

Understanding the Structure and Proportions of the Body

1. The structure and proportions of muscles

19:25

2. The structure and proportions of hands and feet

30:48

3. How to change body shapes based on people’s unique characteristics

19:03

4. Practicing various forms and poses

45:12

4

Drawing Perfect Faces

1. The structure and proportions of the face

11:20

2. How to express a person’s unique facial characteristics

14:49

3. Understanding how proportions change with angle

09:06

4. How to portray hair 1

26:44

5. How to portray hair 2

22:10

5

Sketching the Wrinkles in Clothes

1. The shape and flow of wrinkles

15:01

2. How wrinkles change based on angles and materials

10:20

3. Drawing the wrinkles on clothes

10:11

6

Coloring your Character

1. How to choose a natural color scheme

11:38

2. How to express light and contrast

22:18

3. How to use complementary and analogous colors

11:32

4. How to get a watercolor texture

14:32

7

Completing the Illustration

1. Establishing the layout and visualizing the scene

15:59

2. Sketching and adding details

26:32

3. Coloring based on your desired mood and atmosphere

34:43

4. Editing your illustration and adding effects

11:57

OUTRO

Congratulations on Finishing the Class!

1. In closing: Pesa’s parting thoughts

02:09

Creator

Pesa

Pesa

Sharing the happiness of drawing

I was fascinated by the colorful merits of paintings, and so I continued to draw. Drawing to me is a natural act like breathing, and it's a great thing to cherish in everyday life. That's why I would like to encourage many people to recognize the loveliness of illustration and pick their brush up once again.

If you can express anything you see and feel without a clear plan or extensive painting knowledge, I think you are already a great artist. If any of these processes are still unfamiliar to you or you lack confidence in expression, I would like to help.

I hope that the people of Class101 experience a world full of charm that I love.

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