Character creation manual

Imperative form
Mauricio Salazar and Sophia Beltran
 TABLE OF
CONTENTS

01 Create an idea
03 Finish your character

02 Shape your idea

 01
Create an idea
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● Choose the concept that your character will
have
● Look for references to inspire you
● Make a moodboard with all your references
● Imagine the personality of your character to
be able to implement it in the design
● Analyze what traits you are going to
highlight of the character
● Define the personality and behavior that
your character will have
● Choose the wardrobe according to your
personality
● Choose the wardrobe according to the
place where it will take place
● Think about giving him a role in society
● Think of your social environment as
family and friends
 02
Shape your idea
● Start sketching possible accessories that your
character will use
● Describe the relevance of each accessory to
your character
● Make several sketches of the features you
want to highlight of the character
● Design the sketch of your character's
anatomy
● Design the expressions it will have
● Choose the color palette that matches
the character's personality
● Start sketching the head
● Start sketching in wardrobe
● Start sketching the stage
● Unify all the sketches and choose a final
one
 03
Finish your character
● Start integrating the details ● Choose the sizes of the contours that
you are going to use
● Apply the colors

● Place the shadows ● Start vectorizing

● Find the design program to digitize it
● Create the character riggin
● Take a photo and upload it to the program to
start vectorizing ● Unify the stage with the character

● Make your character's book

● Export your work

 Warnings and Tips
In your book General Tips
● ● Separate everything by layers
Character description
● ● Choose well the degree of pencil you
Biography
● Describe the use of use to sketch and to make the final
accessories lines
● Describe why we chose the colors ● Remember that expressions must be
in accordance with the environment
in which the character develops