I think you're the first one that has actually helped me, every video about drawing a body on TH-cam didn't really help me, more as they made me overthink, or over complicate things. You, on the other hand, gave me some important information. Thank you
Thank you so much for making this and all your educational videos. As an artist, I've hit yet another plateau and have been searching for new ways to push myself even further. Then I found your channel! Your videos and advice are well thought out, refreshing, make a lot of sense, and have given me some fresh inspiration to keep improving. Keep up the the excellent work please! :)
Dang! Yours is the first video that actually helped. Can't believe i have been digging TH-cam for a whole month to find some good character design videos and didn't find this!! This was the one I have been looking for.
I only draw them in 3/4 because I think that's the most interesting and gives off the best of the character lol. I just recently started to draw from sides and even more recently, looking straight. I hope I can learn a thing or two from these angles
because you asked: I finished my 100Days100Characters :3 not really happy with all the designes but I think the project as a whole is what counts D: ( if your interested its on my twitter... unfortunately the tweets are in german :x )
Amazing. I've just discovered your channel and this will definitely help me with designing better characters. Also, thank you for the Animal Crossing music
Okay, so I did your previous video and these are really helping me in designing characters for a video game I'm making! The thing is, since they're kids I feel like it would make them seem too grown up if they had exaggerated torsos... I don't know, is this right? The other characters like shady NPCs I can handle, and these tips really helped out a bunch. But it doesn't work with the kids, is there a reason? Like, I dunno, their body is still in development because they're so young? They look kinda samey like this, but it's not too bad although I'd love to hear if it's supposed to be like this.
Your videos are always something to look forward to! :) I suggested your channel to my bestie, because of our love for character creating, keep it up!!!
Ha ha, yes. It trips me each time I play the vid. Gr8 tutes though, gotta love the guy....although his replies are somewhat lacking. Cannot have it all our own way.
Excuse me, Brooks? I'm in need of some advice on how to properly cloth my character and I'd like your input on what key points would best fit into designing him. My character is very nimble, agile, mobile, acrobatic. Meaning that he does a lot of flips with up against targets that he's assigned to take down. I wanted him to look flashy but at the same time, I want it to be practical so if he was wearing a cape of sorts, it won't flip into his field of vision and possibly get him killed in the process. Any and all advice and criticism would be much appreciated and welcomed.
Hi! This is a bit of a weird problem, but I one of my characters are too pretty. How do I make her less attractive without making her look like a joke?
Brookes Eggleston - Character Design Forge my comic will be in a cartoonish style, that's mostly shape based. By the way, I love your videos, they're super helpful!
With female characters, a lot of the way you do that is to reduce her "overtly feminine" characteristic, making them look more masculine or androgynous, such as reducing hip and breast size, lips be thinner, spine longer, face more gaunt, etc. If she's big, reduce her roundness. If she's skinny, give her more lean muscle. Another way is to make her look a little more "messy", such as with displaced hair, rumpled clothes, dirt on her skin if she's outdoors a lot, etc. Think about tools she would be using in her daily life, like gloves, pens, scarfs, or other utilitarian things she might keep on her person. Maybe her scarf is faded because it's a keepsake? Maybe she carries a pen behind her ear because she's forgetful? Etc. Make her look less "presentable". Less like she's going to a dinner party, and more like she's working or relaxing at home. This can include not giving her makeup, or having the makeup be old, such as chipped nail polish. Another way is to make them look "not necessarily happy/friendly/inviting all the time", like giving them more neutral, annoyed, or vacant expressions where appropriate. If she has no reason to be feeling great in particular, don't force it. Just think about "What are the differences between an uninteresting woman off the street, and a porn star" and move her more in the "uninteresting stranger" direction. Note this doesn't make the character's personality or story uninteresting, it just makes her less of a professional decoration. If you follow any or all of these ideas, you should see good results.
@@CharacterDesignForgewait what. im so sorry you interpreted it that way, i didn't word it correctly. i was actually was very excited to try the method am actually working on it right now i am so sorry
I think you're the first one that has actually helped me, every video about drawing a body on TH-cam didn't really help me, more as they made me overthink, or over complicate things. You, on the other hand, gave me some important information. Thank you
I love how easy you explain and make this, it makes it much easier for me to follow and draw
All your videos are so informative, keep up the good work man!
Thank you so much for making this and all your educational videos. As an artist, I've hit yet another plateau and have been searching for new ways to push myself even further. Then I found your channel! Your videos and advice are well thought out, refreshing, make a lot of sense, and have given me some fresh inspiration to keep improving. Keep up the the excellent work please! :)
Dang! Yours is the first video that actually helped. Can't believe i have been digging TH-cam for a whole month to find some good character design videos and didn't find this!! This was the one I have been looking for.
I have been keep staying in the shower room for so long just for this part 2!!
HaRasho Yipeekay 😂 There HAS to be a better way to draw!
@@CharacterDesignForge There might be, but why would you do anything else?
Hahaha there really is a flying kick
thanks for the video! We're here for you man
Zack Fury Hehe thank you Zack, really appreciate that!
Thanks for the tips about drawing body im good at drawing faces but i have trouble at drawing bodys
Thank you so much since I’ve been practicing my characters looks so much better!
Your videos are the best explaining vids ever!! Thank you
Thank you Cory!
is it strange that I only draw my characters facing right, or looking straight? and should I try to draw them looking left?
Yeah
Try everything. Have fun!
sure! be as curious as you can be!
I only draw them in 3/4 because I think that's the most interesting and gives off the best of the character lol. I just recently started to draw from sides and even more recently, looking straight. I hope I can learn a thing or two from these angles
because you asked: I finished my 100Days100Characters :3 not really happy with all the designes but I think the project as a whole is what counts D:
( if your interested its on my twitter... unfortunately the tweets are in german :x )
Orangenboy That's awesome! Huge accomplishment, thanks for sharing!
Well. That was helpful. I've been having trouble posing my more realistic characters and this technique seems to have done the trick!
Amazing. I've just discovered your channel and this will definitely help me with designing better characters. Also, thank you for the Animal Crossing music
Okay, so I did your previous video and these are really helping me in designing characters for a video game I'm making! The thing is, since they're kids I feel like it would make them seem too grown up if they had exaggerated torsos... I don't know, is this right? The other characters like shady NPCs I can handle, and these tips really helped out a bunch. But it doesn't work with the kids, is there a reason? Like, I dunno, their body is still in development because they're so young? They look kinda samey like this, but it's not too bad although I'd love to hear if it's supposed to be like this.
This is really helpful!
Hello and good morning
Your videos are always something to look forward to! :) I suggested your channel to my bestie, because of our love for character creating, keep it up!!!
Panda CinnamonBoots Really appreciate that, thank you!
Whoa give me that shirt!
for a split second there i thought brookes got some mad sleeve tats at the beginning of the vid
Ha ha, yes. It trips me each time I play the vid. Gr8 tutes though, gotta love the guy....although his replies are somewhat lacking. Cannot have it all our own way.
Thank you for making these videos
ooh cool thanks Brookes!
Thank you!!!! This is just what i needed!!!
You should have 1m subs already
lol when you did the classic curve with the angled hips and shoulders my brain instantly went CONTRAPOSTO
DERyuga hehe, exactly!
I love ur workkkk
Very very nice n useful, thank u so much..
thanks! that helps me
K.K bossa in the background at one point??
Horaa, the second one 😁
Thank you so much I've been mindlessly drawing anime faces so I tried cartoon and found my own style
Excuse me, Brooks? I'm in need of some advice on how to properly cloth my character and I'd like your input on what key points would best fit into designing him.
My character is very nimble, agile, mobile, acrobatic. Meaning that he does a lot of flips with up against targets that he's assigned to take down. I wanted him to look flashy but at the same time, I want it to be practical so if he was wearing a cape of sorts, it won't flip into his field of vision and possibly get him killed in the process.
Any and all advice and criticism would be much appreciated and welcomed.
This video is awesome!
I was wondering, what is the tablet you use in this video?
That would be useful to know.
Hi! This is a bit of a weird problem, but I one of my characters are too pretty. How do I make her less attractive without making her look like a joke?
+fake butter soup that's a great question! Would need to see what style and level of realism you're going for to help in your specific case.
Brookes Eggleston - Character Design Forge my comic will be in a cartoonish style, that's mostly shape based. By the way, I love your videos, they're super helpful!
With female characters, a lot of the way you do that is to reduce her "overtly feminine" characteristic, making them look more masculine or androgynous, such as reducing hip and breast size, lips be thinner, spine longer, face more gaunt, etc. If she's big, reduce her roundness. If she's skinny, give her more lean muscle.
Another way is to make her look a little more "messy", such as with displaced hair, rumpled clothes, dirt on her skin if she's outdoors a lot, etc. Think about tools she would be using in her daily life, like gloves, pens, scarfs, or other utilitarian things she might keep on her person. Maybe her scarf is faded because it's a keepsake? Maybe she carries a pen behind her ear because she's forgetful? Etc. Make her look less "presentable". Less like she's going to a dinner party, and more like she's working or relaxing at home. This can include not giving her makeup, or having the makeup be old, such as chipped nail polish.
Another way is to make them look "not necessarily happy/friendly/inviting all the time", like giving them more neutral, annoyed, or vacant expressions where appropriate. If she has no reason to be feeling great in particular, don't force it.
Just think about "What are the differences between an uninteresting woman off the street, and a porn star" and move her more in the "uninteresting stranger" direction. Note this doesn't make the character's personality or story uninteresting, it just makes her less of a professional decoration.
If you follow any or all of these ideas, you should see good results.
Animal crossing background music?
What app are you using?
Keep asking....maybe it will force a response from the guru.
cindy david procreate
Watched.
They kinda look like a flower sack
Yep!
He is Butt.
Wait... Is that Procreate?
Can confirm
Sorry, i ruined the 888 likes
homework? no thanks my dude
Improving your artistic skills takes work, I’m sorry you dont feel it’s necessary
@@CharacterDesignForgewait what. im so sorry you interpreted it that way, i didn't word it correctly. i was actually was very excited to try the method am actually working on it right now i am so sorry
first lol
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Yep! @bageldenizen
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