+20 Wonderfully Illustrated Character Design Tutorials
Gone are the days when Cartoons/ Illustrations looked fake and boring, thanks for major production houses like pixar who bought the gloss into some wonderful characters in movies and now we have some stunning Character Design tutorials which can be done on our favorite tools like Photoshop and Illustrator. Here is One more fantastic tutorial roundup. This time focusing on character Illustration tutorials done in Illustrator and Photoshop.
Create a Cute Furry Vector Monster in Illustrator
Follow these steps in Adobe Illustrator to create your very own super cute fuzzy monster character. We’ll be working with the basic shapes to start, then use a variety of gradients to add depth. We can then finish it off with some detailed fur effects to really lift the design from the screen.
Create a Dirty Water Drop Character
To spread the awareness about The Water Crisis, you can create the following Illustrator tutorial. Save Water Campaign.
Create a Cute Vector Reindeer Character in Illustrator
Follow this step by step process to design a cute little vector reindeer character. We’ll begin by creating the basic structure of the character with basic shapes, then build up the details with gradients and effects.
How to create a cute little monster in Illustrator
It’s got a 3-D feel, but it’s done using only gradients. So, stick with us; we’re going to use and see some really nice easy tips for creating this little monster. The tutorial is intended for beginners.
How to Create a Curious Owl in Illustrator CS4
Create a “Minion” Character From the Despicable Me Movie
How to Create a Web Site Mascot
Adding dimension to your characters
Are your designs looking a little flat? We show you how to make your creations leap off the page with startling dimension. When most people hear the words ‘vector art’ the first things that probably come to mind are flat shapes and solid colours. In the ever-changing world of digital character design, your personal style almost always determines your illustrative technique. While some styles call for a flat approach, others will need a little dimensionality to spice up the composition.
Create a Cool Vector Panda Character in Illustrator
With just a few simple shapes, a mix of gradient colours and a few shadows here and there you can build some great looking illustrations. Here’s a step by step walkthrough of the process used to create a cool Panda character, from the basic outlines through to the detailed final design.
How To Create a Cute Vector Mushroom Character
Follow this step by step Illustrator tutorial to create a cute vector mushroom character with a Japanese kawaii influence. We’ll create the basic structure using Illustrator’s basic shapes, add variation in the linework to define the character then finish it all off with some vibrant colour fills.
How To Create a Grumpy Troll Character in Illustrator
Follow this step by step Illustrator tutorial to create a grumpy Internet troll character. We’ll start the process with a basic pencil sketch then build up a complete vector character design with linework, colour fills and basic shading to create a funny cartoon mascot.
Create a Cute Vector Penguin Character in Illustrator
Follow this step by step Adobe Illustrator tutorial to create a simple vector penguin character. We’ll be using many of Illustrator’s basic shapes to create the structure of the character, which makes this tutorial great for beginners. We’ll then make use of various gradients to really bring the character to life with depth and dimension.
Create a Cute Baby Monster Character in Illustrator
Use Illustrator’s basic shapes to form the outline and structure of a cute baby monster character, before adding colour, gradients and effects to bring the design to life.
Design a Sexy Pin-Up Girl Character in Illustrator
Follow this step by step guide to create a sexy vector pin-up girl character design. We’ll start the process with a hand drawn sketch, then draw and manipulate the vector linework in Illustrator before adding colour and shading to bring the character to life.
Create a Cute Panda Bear Face Icon
Create Character Driven Book Cover Art Using Illustrator and Photoshop
Create a Happy Sun Character
To Illustrated Climate Change here is a fun sun character tutorial. This intermediate tutorial is great for logos, children illustrations, and other projects relating to climate change. Moreover, you can easily apply this tutorial to other illustrations, logos, and projects!
Create the face of a Greedy Monkey
This tutorial will help you create a simple illustration of a monkey face. It uses the Ellipse Tool, the Pen Tool, the Rectangle Tool, the Crystallize Tool or the Gradient Tool. For the the shadow effects you’ll use some classic effects like the Inner Glow or the Gaussian Blur.
How to Create a Slick Anime Character in Photoshop
Create The Face of a Goofy Bunny
Create The Face of a Grumpy Bear
How to Create a Cute Bunny Vector Character
How to Create a Vector Character











































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Web RSS News (@wdrss) (@wdrss)
09.24.2011
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09.24.2011
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Camil
09.24.2011
Extra set of tutorials for Illustrator, many thanks!
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09.24.2011
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09.24.2011
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09.24.2011
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09.26.2011
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09.26.2011
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10.04.2011
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Artatm (@artatm) (@artatm)
10.08.2011
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Douglas (@Wegg_Douglas)
10.27.2011
http://t.co/zMm3O1r7 some great stuff here
Sammy
11.09.2011
great post, some really cool stuff
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12.18.2011
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01.18.2012
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