Character Design practice session #1

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Stylising a Characters.

Exploring Stylising Characters to either be more simple or more detailed.


Shape Theory - Circles, Squares and Triangles

Exploring Mixed Shapes in a Character.

Visual Impacts - Variants.


Exploring Variants of the Pirate Character Trope.


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