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I’m currently working on a project ~ following after your steps~! I have two characters illustrated. I started with portraits first. ; u;! I’m learning a lot from you ! I wish I could send you my work, someday to review, even in its unfinished-state 💪 ! I love your new character!
what tier(s) will the world building class be avalibe for? (im really looking forward to it and i want to make sure that im not signing up for the wrong tier)
I have tried to fix my posture for a year now, and it usually don't last long, and I just revert back to the crooked mode. It kind of hurts after sitting straight for a while. Not quite sure if it's just part of the routine.
I'm either completely on the chair with my legs between my arm and holding my body against them, or with a leg on the chair and another one on top of my desk.
Becoming my characters is no problem for me, I often act out my characters to get a feel of how my characters look, act, and move better. Boy, girl, old, young, human or monster, nothing is beyond my acting.
@@rumory Well personally, I kinda find it hard to draw male characters cuz they have to be.....wide? Like their chin and shoulders are wider and sometimes even their eyes are hard to draw This is just meh opinion UwU
They probably have a name now, and maybe you were just joking, but a character might actually need a story more than they need a name. * shrugs * I'm sure you've seen amazing art of characters where you didn't know what their names were and didn't care because they were so inspirational. Then you probably also saw a picture an overexcited kid showed you of their OC that was in no way original OR appealing, BUT THEY HAD A NAME, and you were like. "okay what's their name? GOOD. Now I know what the first name I forget today will be!" because you didn't care.
Bro in my case I literally have backstories for all my ocs but I don't know how to name or design them :( like they all look so simple and idk how to fix that without making them overloaded yk
+Alguien Misterioso Well don't forget that simple doesn't mean bad! A character that personifies a simple idea super clearly is a really good idea! Then, if they seem clichéd add in the idea(s) that separates them from the cliché. IRL we try to look at people and tell what their story is, and although we're usually wrong, for a character, well, if you've got their backstory all figured out, you want to show as much of that backstory as you can in their design. And you can even if you can't show what they are, you can still at least show what they ARE NOT, so at least we get something about them by looking. What kinds of clothes do people with their backstory in their location wear? Styles of clothes and hair, and presence of wear. And also, don't forget personality! Also, for better or for worse, people see certain traits and... well... think certain things... so you may want to play around with ideas in peoples' heads. If you have a lot of OCs, then several of them probably represent ideas, and if they don't they probably should, and if your characters have core ideas they are about, then that can tell you a lot about what kinds of shapes or symbols to use. And don't forget learning a little realism if you haven't already, because real life provides real good inspiration and instruction for fantasy and reality! One thing I recently learned about designing characters when you don't know how they should look is to start with a general idea, draw a superfast crappy drawing of them, decide if I went the right direction with that or not, then draw them again in a different way. And most of the time I'll decide I want to focus on one part of them also to figure out what to do with that part. I think pros usually do lots and lots of concepts before they ever settle on what a character should look like even at the beginning, and the key to doing all that is that all the concepts are really rushed drawings because you're just kinda drawing the CONCEPT, to see if you like where the idea is going, and then when you get a couple you like you go explore those deeper, and then after that that's when you start slowing down and making less crappy sketches. XD Could you give me some examples of the kinds of OCs you have that you're having trouble designing? I'm not that good but design is what I'm learning now and it sounds like it might be fun to try to help you get starter ideas for some of them! :) Since I'm not that good I'm sure whatever idea you get after will be way better than mine too so why not? :D
@@BologneyT Well first of all thank you sm for helping it means a lot :"D also english isn't my native language so sorry if I talk weird or something. Umm im going to try to resume everything lol so the "plot" is about travelling in time in general, and there's this person that controls like the "time machine". Ok so the thing is that in the future, the Earth would be fucked up beacuse of world war 3 and pollution and all that stuff and is going to extint, and then there would be like an army (who are the bad guys) leaded by a man (this is one of the characters that idk how to design or name xd), and this man discovers that they can travel in time with that time machine, so his plan is to invade other past eras so they can survive, but that would destroy the history of the Earth and it would be a chaos, so that person who controls the time needs some help but has to trust just a few people that could actually help her. Ok so the main characters are people that did something wrong or want to change something from the past in general for personal reasons, so that girl who controls the time (I can't think of a name that fits her lmao but she does have a design) offers them the possibility of travel in time in exchange of helping her. Well she basically blackmails them (is that the correct word?). And the characters that idk how to name or design are some the ones that she offers the time travelling but I'm not sure if you want to know all their back stories and the things they want to change and all that stuff so I will shut up now by the moment 😔✌also u don't need to reply if you dont want to I would be lazy at replying this too lmao
@@RossDraws I have important question there, 'Lena' character design in '86' anime look too similar to Esdeath in 'Akame ga kill', so how come nobody mention about that, or importanly, get copy striked ? (that the main problem I try to get around so my character design don't end up get copy strike by other greedy guy there)
My biggest issue is coming up with an outfit for my character, I try to use references as much as possible but I still struggle with it a lot, idk if there’s a specific way to learn
Oh, usually what I do is take inspiration from non- clothing items. For example, a queen character may be based off of a particularly glamourous handbag. A theif may be based off of a weird looking tree you saw that one time. The possibilities are endless with so much stuff in the world. I sincerely hopes this helps you out!💖
I think maybe instead of "Become your character" it should be "Be passionate about your character". I feel that if people tie their sense of self too closely to their characters it makes it harder for them to notice any flaws or receive criticism. If you *are* your character any critiques your character receives feel like attacks against you as a person.
Okuyasu Higashikata I understand those things yes, I just feel like “become your character” is advice that can easily be misinterpreted by beginners who this video is aimed at.
Becoming your character is different from being passionate about them, though. Passion and understanding aren't the same thing. Trying to walk in someone else's shoes is a great way to get understanding and learn empathy for IRL people. You make a good point, though. People who can't take criticism, though, need to either learn to take it or simply stop inviting it.
i'm pretty sure you should become the character. i love acting out my character, thinking from time to time "i wonder what my character would do if this happened to them?" i write down those notes and revisit them a day later with a fresh eye and mind. This helps me have a deep understanding of them as well as an objective view. plus, you will need to take criticism for both your art and you if you want to improve anyhow.
It's weird I have 3 main ocs and I'm extremely attached to one of them and they genuinely feel like a real person that I'm friends with, and I love my other characters so hopefully over time it'll be the same with them
Then you have creators like me. I recently copied my own character's haircut (despite him being very masculine and me not being a guy) literally just because (a) it seemed manageable, and (b) he's my favorite OC at the moment and it sounded kind of fun to get an idea how it feels to have that hairstyle to get even more into his head. At the same time, I am so afraid that when I finally start making content to share of the story he's part of, people will not criticize him _enough_ lmao. I adore him but he is deeply flawed and needs to be called out on his shit sometimes. My opposite fear is that some people will see him as irredeemable, but I deeply hope I can manage to convey that he is not and will never be a particularly Good Person but is still capable of learning to treat other people decently regardless. 😌
EVERYONE is adding freckles to their characters, now. For a change sure, but they're overrated, imo. Like those people who put fake freckles, on themselves. With scarring, it depends on the setting. If there's some form of healing magic, or abnormal regeneration, that ends up not leaving scars behind, then yeah (idk much about this artist's story, but it looks fantasy based). Agree with the similarity though, the redhead's hairstyle reminds me of the queen's, ngl
Does anyone have any other tips you use for drawing your own characters? I'm thinking about making my channel a sort of art class where there aren't any teachers, just us classmates trying to help each other become better artists.
@@xipeichen3906 ah yeah, that is a good piece of advice especially if you are just starting to draw or you don't know where you are going with the character.
Make multiple "bases" for the character you want to draw, that way you can test out different hair, clothes/costumes, colors, etc. and see which one looks the best.
Okay those little simplified versions of your characters were adorable and I want to do that myself now so thank you for giving me a good way to warm up today xD
1. Story (Picture your character at a party and think about how they would act/make others feel by their presence) (Also pick 3 or so words to describe them) 2. Shapes (Different shapes can tell you something about a character) (Think about what per cent of a shape you want for their design. ex. 70% triangle 30 % square) (Also draw your characters using super simple shapes like Ross does at 3:04) 3. Flow ( 3:41 ) 4. 3s ( 4:47 Make your character have 3 main elements that show off their story and personallity) 5. Become your character ( 5:54 ) Thank Ross for making this lovely video and for teaching us all :3
I love that you mentioned “become your character” bit. I kinda interpreted the phrase as in “know your character, be in their shoes, understand what they are like, get to know them like a person” without your context lol
Ross, next time can you show us HOW you finish your art? The finished piece always looks so different than where you leave us. I really love your art and I would appreciate it if you took this into consideration
Thanks to tabletop RPG's I can really grasp how the character behaves, speaks and deal with different situations. Plan to illustrate them with the sessions I had in mind.
Hey Ross just want to say I’m also an artist working on posture. Good idea with the desk. In the gym I’ve been working a lot on back movements to strengthen rear shoulders, scapula, and lower back. For stretching I’ve been putting my hands on a wall over my head. Then lean into the wall to stretch your shoulders and lats. Almost like a hanging position.
Right now I'm trying to design a villain for a comic that I'm working on and he's literally just shapes. So when you told me to draw that character using basic shapes nothing changed. And I mean nothing. But I was going for a simple design so I guess that works.
6:32 Don't worry I'm doing this too... And not only in the shower... Even if me and my cousin are old for those things we still play with each other! I mean we don't play with kings and queens! We prefer playing with our OCs! it's fun to be honest! Sometimes I feel like we're actor and actress playing our roles! And sorry for my grammar... Edit:Oh my god, OH MY GOD! THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR 80+ LIKES! THIS IS THE MOST LIKES I'VE EVER GOTTEN IN MY LIFE!!! Sorry for my grammar again!
I don't know if it was just your artwork, your insightful tips, or just your adorable use of voices in sound effects alongside your examples but I just had to subscribe by the end of this video and I also never do by only one video alone. I'm also crafting my own graphic novel and you had so many points that I truly believe in. I believe there's so much I can learn from your example and I am so in thrall to learn more about your world.
ross can i just say i -feel- know its gonna take me ages to get to ur level but i love how you talk to us as if were all the same. + i rlly love ur enthusiasm :]
the color choice doesn't make her look that deadly in my opinion. She looks peacefull and calm, sure, royal and elegent, that did work, but deadly, not so much
I feel like the blue helps her have that more elegant look. It's a stable color. Like, if you'd die by her hand, you'd die both a planned and quick death. Red encases aggression. It just wouldn't be the same
@@DONNY_G1028 Yes, and no, in my opinion yes, because death is represented with black, and i see your thinking no, because there is a loot of white to counter balance and nullify it. Also, the blue doesn't help. A point of orange to contrast with the blue would be helpfull to have the deadly point, on the claw as an highlight for exemple. Orange is the contrast of blue, and not as agressive as red.
Just wanted to say that I am really thankful to you for inspiraing me to continue drawing my art. I am just a beginner and l really really want to learn how to draw people and character's, but it's hard to keep drawing when I fill tired or down. So I'm really thankful for your helpful, positive and inspiring videos! ❤️ P.S. Sorry for my bad English
That's the problem because all of his female characters have the same face and body ^^' quite ironic when he talks about the importance of shape variety
Bruh why is this dude so fucking funny without even trying. Also he literally says so much useful content in such a short time. Love this guy and congrats to your book buddy
I think that he just really likes that body type. I always try to draw different body types and (sadly) end up with the one I like the most. That's probably a BIG problem with all artists hahaha
Tsundere arts Nobody has to do anything. Who even are you to start telling people what to do? You’re the type of entitled shit to bash Sakimichan.earning different body types that you won’t add into your art is not a fundamental. It’s not mandatory.
@@AA-pv6mi ok lol calm down (I am not meaning to sound rude you just sound a bit worked up) and as an artist myself (not as good as him but still a artist) I understand if he won't because he just doesn't want to post art he is self conscious in and maybe in his perspective it isn't good enough or he just likes drawing that body type better, and it is ok but it's just generally more useful to have the knowledge and to be able to do more things it generally helps your art over all. As a person with a different body type then the ones he usually draws I would really appreciate it if he could also include different body types just so people that watch his videos can maybe feel a bit more included. Also we aren't like ordering him to do it or anything we are just saying we would appreciate it if he does it
@@AA-pv6mi also usually it kind of is mandatory to learn different body types it just helps I'm general but if he won't do it it's fine it's his choice and she never said he HAD to she said "you can ignore it and not apply it"
I love your tips and youre an amazing artist :) You missed an essential tip number 6, which is difference - i feel like making characters easily recognizable even when theyre together is just as important. personally i think that your characters, even though they are well developed, are too visually similar, but yeah theyre cute
"When I'm in the shower, I kinda playing with these characters." "That sounded weird." Pssh, you knew what you were saying :P Sidenote, I love your energy, you are just so peppy and enthusiastic ^_^
Did you read the red queen? I really wanted to and I was gonna go buy the book but all the reviews say it goes down hill, but I still really want to read it so can you give me your opinion on it please? Thank you
Thank you sooo much for this video. I literally tried these tips out immediately after the video. Actually, I ain't even finished the video cuz I got so excited. It works. I now have a character in a matter of mins. That is crazy.
The three main takeaways: 1. Use shape language (circle, triangle, square) to convey traits (ex: triangle = sharp) 2. Be mindwhere of where attention is directed 3. Three is the optimal number for cost categories/areas of the design
this was so helpful!! i love creating characters and the fact that they're all part of our own self is so nice :'D i refer to them as my own children haha
i have an extremely vivid imagination and almost all my characters were made as a blank canvas with an idea, and i made thier design as i build the story around them. i almost always do it in the pov of said character, giving them personality, fighting styles and detailed backstories that i really ashpouldnt be spending the whole day on
omg that's so amazing! as if there was a sudden inspiration to improve my original character's form, and it turned out to be that simple! we're the only ones who make it complicated to make in 2D in the form of the story is also the same, very simple. thank you very much for sharing these tips, this is very useful for anyone who will make an original character
Thank you, Ross ! I am super excited for your creation and I already love it. Actually, the energy and love for your art and creation you show in this video, make me wanna do more and with more heart myself and inspire me a lot - thaaank you. !
Thank you so much for these tips!! You have inspired me a lot! I too have recently created my own universe with so far 12 characters but I only drawn 7 of them. Gotta get to work now!!
Your art is so beautiful! I enjoy looking at your characters and everything. honestly, I could listen to you talk about your stories all day long! Also your presence and presentation is so entertaining and well done. I subbed! :D
I recommend you checking out BaM Animation if you don't wanna spend some bucks over some drawing process about character designing lmao. th-cam.com/video/8wm9ti-gzLM/w-d-xo.html
Please be respectful, I don't really want to be 'that guy', but Ross puts time and effort into his videos, even if you don't appreciate it. Plus, this is about designing characters, not drawing them.
Im about 6 month into learning 3d animation and Im starting to get into character design and I love your videos lots of good advice for creation of characters!
Become your character, that's definitely a tip I find myself doing sorta unconsciously, like when I'm watching a series or an anime I sometimes start thinking in my mind. "How/what would said character do in this scenario or encounter? How would they handle it? I guess in a way I'm mentally role playing...I also have a habit of making my characters in RPGs so that helps as well!
You really encourage me to work more to make my dreams become true. I have to improve myself so damn much, so i can finish my ideas for a book as well. I struggled with that for month and years now, because i lost focus on it and my ideas ended in nothing. I really hope i can create such amazing designes as well someday for my own book i want to work for
All this time I've been using some of your tips when creating my character without me knowing it XD. Thanks Ross for the tips and the explanation. I'll be sure to use all of it to make my future character
Just saying... I've received more explicit instruction from two of your videos than from an entire semester of art school/college. Thank you! And the funny sounds are great.
Ross u are the best guy cause U have the perfect videos to watch while eating and drawing! - Awesome Work. EDIT: Become ur Character( Me afraid cause I made her suffer so much).
This is great! Lyris could empose as like a threat to Nima. This helped me alot and i improved step by step. I enjoyed your masterclass considering it's Free and it Works!!
Watching this I thought this was a bad advice video because most of the provided content doesn't match with the tips. Like, I get the attempt to simplify, but it was so simple I wasn't understanding the connection between his examples and the tips. Not to mention him repeating himself like he's just filling space. Until you got to step five. Holy heck this one connects perfectly. Down to where I too also play with my characters in the shower, defining mannerisms and actions. Become your character is definitely a tip I fully support and endorse for any kind of character design.
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I’m currently working on a project ~ following after your steps~! I have two characters illustrated. I started with portraits first. ; u;! I’m learning a lot from you ! I wish I could send you my work, someday to review, even in its unfinished-state 💪 !
I love your new character!
what tier(s) will the world building class be avalibe for?
(im really looking forward to it and i want to make sure that im not signing up for the wrong tier)
Hello Ross !!!
What program do you use to draw?
"i feel like a lot of us artists don't have a good posture"
i feel attacked
Why Did you mentioned it 😭
I have tried to fix my posture for a year now, and it usually don't last long, and I just revert back to the crooked mode.
It kind of hurts after sitting straight for a while. Not quite sure if it's just part of the routine.
I didn’t like your comment just to leave it at 666😂
I'm either completely on the chair with my legs between my arm and holding my body against them, or with a leg on the chair and another one on top of my desk.
Lol same
1:06 tip 1: Story
2:14 tip 2: Shapes
3:43 tip 3: Flow
4:48 tip 4: "3"
5:56 tip 5: Become your character
I have achieved heaven... look at the number of likes
You are a legend
Becoming my characters is no problem for me, I often act out my characters to get a feel of how my characters look, act, and move better. Boy, girl, old, young, human or monster, nothing is beyond my acting.
Same •♡•
same here :)
Saammeeee😂
Same here too
Mood
Ross: 'In the shower I am kinda playing with these characters. That sounds really weird'.
Me....🤯
...Phrasing!
I do this...
Broke Artist ARMY same tho
I'd Bang Faye, and Lyris. tends to happen when you make your characters HOT
@@atlusshadowmane 😂😂😂
My school asking for a quote in the year book
me: Every day is a color dodge day
Them: Whut?
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Ross: there are guy characters in my book
Everyone: Actually, quantum physics forbids this.
nobody draws males, *nobody.*
Well ya there are not that meny hair options for guys
@@rumory *laughs in only drawing bishounen males*
@@ellxsandranoratora laughes in mha and yugioh
@@rumory Well personally, I kinda find it hard to draw male characters cuz they have to be.....wide? Like their chin and shoulders are wider and sometimes even their eyes are hard to draw
This is just meh opinion UwU
"STORY! STORY IS EVERYTHING"
My character doesn't even have a name yet-
I relate to this on a deeper level than I care to admit
They probably have a name now, and maybe you were just joking, but a character might actually need a story more than they need a name. * shrugs *
I'm sure you've seen amazing art of characters where you didn't know what their names were and didn't care because they were so inspirational.
Then you probably also saw a picture an overexcited kid showed you of their OC that was in no way original OR appealing, BUT THEY HAD A NAME, and you were like. "okay what's their name? GOOD. Now I know what the first name I forget today will be!" because you didn't care.
Bro in my case I literally have backstories for all my ocs but I don't know how to name or design them :( like they all look so simple and idk how to fix that without making them overloaded yk
+Alguien Misterioso
Well don't forget that simple doesn't mean bad! A character that personifies a simple idea super clearly is a really good idea! Then, if they seem clichéd add in the idea(s) that separates them from the cliché.
IRL we try to look at people and tell what their story is, and although we're usually wrong, for a character, well, if you've got their backstory all figured out, you want to show as much of that backstory as you can in their design. And you can even if you can't show what they are, you can still at least show what they ARE NOT, so at least we get something about them by looking.
What kinds of clothes do people with their backstory in their location wear? Styles of clothes and hair, and presence of wear. And also, don't forget personality! Also, for better or for worse, people see certain traits and... well... think certain things... so you may want to play around with ideas in peoples' heads. If you have a lot of OCs, then several of them probably represent ideas, and if they don't they probably should, and if your characters have core ideas they are about, then that can tell you a lot about what kinds of shapes or symbols to use. And don't forget learning a little realism if you haven't already, because real life provides real good inspiration and instruction for fantasy and reality!
One thing I recently learned about designing characters when you don't know how they should look is to start with a general idea, draw a superfast crappy drawing of them, decide if I went the right direction with that or not, then draw them again in a different way. And most of the time I'll decide I want to focus on one part of them also to figure out what to do with that part. I think pros usually do lots and lots of concepts before they ever settle on what a character should look like even at the beginning, and the key to doing all that is that all the concepts are really rushed drawings because you're just kinda drawing the CONCEPT, to see if you like where the idea is going, and then when you get a couple you like you go explore those deeper, and then after that that's when you start slowing down and making less crappy sketches. XD
Could you give me some examples of the kinds of OCs you have that you're having trouble designing? I'm not that good but design is what I'm learning now and it sounds like it might be fun to try to help you get starter ideas for some of them! :) Since I'm not that good I'm sure whatever idea you get after will be way better than mine too so why not? :D
@@BologneyT Well first of all thank you sm for helping it means a lot :"D also english isn't my native language so sorry if I talk weird or something. Umm im going to try to resume everything lol so the "plot" is about travelling in time in general, and there's this person that controls like the "time machine". Ok so the thing is that in the future, the Earth would be fucked up beacuse of world war 3 and pollution and all that stuff and is going to extint, and then there would be like an army (who are the bad guys) leaded by a man (this is one of the characters that idk how to design or name xd), and this man discovers that they can travel in time with that time machine, so his plan is to invade other past eras so they can survive, but that would destroy the history of the Earth and it would be a chaos, so that person who controls the time needs some help but has to trust just a few people that could actually help her.
Ok so the main characters are people that did something wrong or want to change something from the past in general for personal reasons, so that girl who controls the time (I can't think of a name that fits her lmao but she does have a design) offers them the possibility of travel in time in exchange of helping her. Well she basically blackmails them (is that the correct word?).
And the characters that idk how to name or design are some the ones that she offers the time travelling but I'm not sure if you want to know all their back stories and the things they want to change and all that stuff so I will shut up now by the moment 😔✌also u don't need to reply if you dont want to I would be lazy at replying this too lmao
Congrats on 1.1 mil!! You’ve helped and inspired me a lot on my journey so far!! Thank you! :DD
Omg he hearted!! Nice!!
Oh, hi! Didn’t expect to see you here...
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@@RossDraws I have important question there, 'Lena' character design in '86' anime look too similar to Esdeath in 'Akame ga kill', so how come nobody mention about that, or importanly, get copy striked ? (that the main problem I try to get around so my character design don't end up get copy strike by other greedy guy there)
Lyris reminded me of Esdeath from Akame Ga Kill
"She's like,, elegant and beautiful- but she's deadly." lmao
Whoa you're right! I never thought
I cried when tatsumi died, and when everyone like bulot died from night raid
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Don't worry. Tatsumi's alive in the manga.
peachii artist don’t like hearing that their OCs looks like another character...
Yeezzz
"I feel like alot of us artists don't have good posture"
Me, with my banana back: 👁👄👁
oh then ig its normal LMAOHDJSJX DKAONDJ
My biggest issue is coming up with an outfit for my character, I try to use references as much as possible but I still struggle with it a lot, idk if there’s a specific way to learn
Oh, usually what I do is take inspiration from non- clothing items. For example, a queen character may be based off of a particularly glamourous handbag. A theif may be based off of a weird looking tree you saw that one time. The possibilities are endless with so much stuff in the world. I sincerely hopes this helps you out!💖
Yous Melbad oh, good advice! i’ll be trying this out.
@@yousmelbad2345 OMG I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS TYYYY!!
My biggest problem with outfit design is like, options are literally endless there's so many cool stuff how do you know and choose
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I think maybe instead of "Become your character" it should be "Be passionate about your character". I feel that if people tie their sense of self too closely to their characters it makes it harder for them to notice any flaws or receive criticism. If you *are* your character any critiques your character receives feel like attacks against you as a person.
Okuyasu Higashikata I understand those things yes, I just feel like “become your character” is advice that can easily be misinterpreted by beginners who this video is aimed at.
Becoming your character is different from being passionate about them, though. Passion and understanding aren't the same thing.
Trying to walk in someone else's shoes is a great way to get understanding and learn empathy for IRL people.
You make a good point, though.
People who can't take criticism, though, need to either learn to take it or simply stop inviting it.
i'm pretty sure you should become the character. i love acting out my character, thinking from time to time "i wonder what my character would do if this happened to them?" i write down those notes and revisit them a day later with a fresh eye and mind. This helps me have a deep understanding of them as well as an objective view. plus, you will need to take criticism for both your art and you if you want to improve anyhow.
It's weird I have 3 main ocs and I'm extremely attached to one of them and they genuinely feel like a real person that I'm friends with, and I love my other characters so hopefully over time it'll be the same with them
Then you have creators like me. I recently copied my own character's haircut (despite him being very masculine and me not being a guy) literally just because (a) it seemed manageable, and (b) he's my favorite OC at the moment and it sounded kind of fun to get an idea how it feels to have that hairstyle to get even more into his head.
At the same time, I am so afraid that when I finally start making content to share of the story he's part of, people will not criticize him _enough_ lmao. I adore him but he is deeply flawed and needs to be called out on his shit sometimes. My opposite fear is that some people will see him as irredeemable, but I deeply hope I can manage to convey that he is not and will never be a particularly Good Person but is still capable of learning to treat other people decently regardless. 😌
Time Stamps (for me)
1. Story 1:06
2. Shapes 2:13
3. Flow 3:42
4. “3’s” 4:46
5. Become Your Character 5:54
One day I hope to collab with Ross when my skills improve that would be so awesome! Love your art! 😭🙌🏽✨
Christina Lorre' your art is already good also u just got a new subscriber
@@sShinso It's good but it's certainly not on par with this guy's.
Omg ilysm i hope your hopes comes true!
I didn't know you until now, where have you been all my life?
@@paskky913 art is subjective.
0:47 HE USED THE MATING TURTLE NOISE I CANT BREATHEHWJWJ
I can't unhear that-
_how do you know what a mating turtle sounds like_ O_o
Puffy Penguin let’s just say I went into the deep depths of TH-cam a long time ago
BAHAHAHAH
@@bigwijdsljla th-cam.com/video/DEY9e0AREmA/w-d-xo.html
"She's elegant.
she's beautiful."
*"But she's deadly"*
edit:
*I don't think people realize this is a quote from the video*
So like every other female character
Every woman I've ever had a crush on fits this description.
EVERYONE is adding freckles to their characters, now. For a change sure, but they're overrated, imo. Like those people who put fake freckles, on themselves. With scarring, it depends on the setting. If there's some form of healing magic, or abnormal regeneration, that ends up not leaving scars behind, then yeah (idk much about this artist's story, but it looks fantasy based).
Agree with the similarity though, the redhead's hairstyle reminds me of the queen's, ngl
P Poh
Me, a woman with freckles: *sadness noises*
I read that as he said it.
Does anyone have any other tips you use for drawing your own characters? I'm thinking about making my channel a sort of art class where there aren't any teachers, just us classmates trying to help each other become better artists.
Don't make it to detail
@@xipeichen3906 ah yeah, that is a good piece of advice especially if you are just starting to draw or you don't know where you are going with the character.
Use reality to generate fantasy.
Make multiple "bases" for the character you want to draw, that way you can test out different hair, clothes/costumes, colors, etc. and see which one looks the best.
What kind of class mates? Like the audience or actual members of the channel? You don't have to answer if you don't want to.
Okay those little simplified versions of your characters were adorable and I want to do that myself now so thank you for giving me a good way to warm up today xD
Ikr
Becoming your character is a nice way of adding more authenticity to characters and making them feel believable
6:45 i just felt my brain melting and the only thing i could think was "damn shes gorgeous"
I'm honestly getting really emotional for what you are putting yourself into. It's a very beautiful thing that you follow your passions.
Hi
Man, I can't wait for you book. You've come such a long way, I feel so proud in some strange way.
alternate title: guy fangirls over his characters while teaching us how to improve our own characters
I've never seen Ross draw male characters😕
ross already drew milo and himself which is male
he did say there are over 10 male characters in his book
@@kurohakze485 I guess they do..
its preference...he do know male anatomy tho' ...he know how to draw them...but he prefers girls....as a weeb i can proudly say that for me too
Drawing female characters is just more fun. The female form is more curvy and flowing
1. Story (Picture your character at a party and think about how they would act/make others feel by their presence) (Also pick 3 or so words to describe them)
2. Shapes (Different shapes can tell you something about a character) (Think about what per cent of a shape you want for their design. ex. 70% triangle 30 % square)
(Also draw your characters using super simple shapes like Ross does at 3:04)
3. Flow ( 3:41 )
4. 3s ( 4:47 Make your character have 3 main elements that show off their story and personallity)
5. Become your character ( 5:54 )
Thank Ross for making this lovely video and for teaching us all :3
"I feel like a lot of us artists don't have a good posture"
**cries in scoliosis**
Same.
F
th-cam.com/video/ufICiUWT_60/w-d-xo.html :)
I love that you mentioned “become your character” bit. I kinda interpreted the phrase as in “know your character, be in their shoes, understand what they are like, get to know them like a person” without your context lol
Ross, next time can you show us HOW you finish your art? The finished piece always looks so different than where you leave us.
I really love your art and I would appreciate it if you took this into consideration
This is my first time on this channel, and within the first four seconds, there was a Zelda sound..... I'm in love already
Thanks to tabletop RPG's I can really grasp how the character behaves, speaks and deal with different situations. Plan to illustrate them with the sessions I had in mind.
Hey Ross just want to say I’m also an artist working on posture. Good idea with the desk. In the gym I’ve been working a lot on back movements to strengthen rear shoulders, scapula, and lower back. For stretching I’ve been putting my hands on a wall over my head. Then lean into the wall to stretch your shoulders and lats. Almost like a hanging position.
Right now I'm trying to design a villain for a comic that I'm working on and he's literally just shapes. So when you told me to draw that character using basic shapes nothing changed. And I mean nothing.
But I was going for a simple design so I guess that works.
I love the energy you give off when you talk about your art, It's so inspiring and silly I can't help but smile :D
6:32 Don't worry I'm doing this too... And not only in the shower... Even if me and my cousin are old for those things we still play with each other! I mean we don't play with kings and queens! We prefer playing with our OCs! it's fun to be honest! Sometimes I feel like we're actor and actress playing our roles!
And sorry for my grammar...
Edit:Oh my god, OH MY GOD! THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR 80+ LIKES! THIS IS THE MOST LIKES I'VE EVER GOTTEN IN MY LIFE!!!
Sorry for my grammar again!
All i read was, "we play with each other" *Alabama intensifies
@@mumeisimp5976 oh nononono please no 😂
@Guilherme Oliveira Yeah I thing so!
@@mumeisimp5976 Thanks for making my day😁
Same
I don't know if it was just your artwork, your insightful tips, or just your adorable use of voices in sound effects alongside your examples but I just had to subscribe by the end of this video and I also never do by only one video alone.
I'm also crafting my own graphic novel and you had so many points that I truly believe in. I believe there's so much I can learn from your example and I am so in thrall to learn more about your world.
YES I love this so much! I'm designing characters for my class and you're gonna guide me to graduation haha. Lyris is so cool and beautiful!
ross can i just say i -feel- know its gonna take me ages to get to ur level but i love how you talk to us as if were all the same. + i rlly love ur enthusiasm :]
I would’ve loved it if the final illustration had Lyris in the same outfit as the concept art.
I can't hide my smile when you talk about your book cuz you look so happy >< it makes me happy too! I hope your book will succeed 💞 *sending love🍑🍑🍑*
the color choice doesn't make her look that deadly in my opinion. She looks peacefull and calm, sure, royal and elegent, that did work, but deadly, not so much
that's what I thought about too! Probably she would look more deadly if he used fiery colors
I feel like the blue helps her have that more elegant look. It's a stable color. Like, if you'd die by her hand, you'd die both a planned and quick death. Red encases aggression. It just wouldn't be the same
The black does say it a bit
@@DONNY_G1028 Yes, and no, in my opinion
yes, because death is represented with black, and i see your thinking
no, because there is a loot of white to counter balance and nullify it. Also, the blue doesn't help. A point of orange to contrast with the blue would be helpfull to have the deadly point, on the claw as an highlight for exemple. Orange is the contrast of blue, and not as agressive as red.
To throw you off your rhythm
Just wanted to say that I am really thankful to you for inspiraing me to continue drawing my art. I am just a beginner and l really really want to learn how to draw people and character's, but it's hard to keep drawing when I fill tired or down. So I'm really thankful for your helpful, positive and inspiring videos! ❤️
P.S.
Sorry for my bad English
NGL, the other lady just looks like Lyris but with red colors.
T-T no
lmao nooo 😭
Maybe like a counterpart!
That's the problem because all of his female characters have the same face and body ^^' quite ironic when he talks about the importance of shape variety
He had same-face syndrome. All his characters have similar features. But it's still nice
Bruh why is this dude so fucking funny without even trying.
Also he literally says so much useful content in such a short time.
Love this guy and congrats to your book buddy
As much as I love Ross and his art, I’d very much appreciate if he acknowledged in his female design that there is more than one body type. 💓
I think that he just really likes that body type. I always try to draw different body types and (sadly) end up with the one I like the most. That's probably a BIG problem with all artists hahaha
Shut up. He can draw what he wants.
Tsundere arts Nobody has to do anything. Who even are you to start telling people what to do? You’re the type of entitled shit to bash Sakimichan.earning different body types that you won’t add into your art is not a fundamental. It’s not mandatory.
@@AA-pv6mi ok lol calm down (I am not meaning to sound rude you just sound a bit worked up) and as an artist myself (not as good as him but still a artist) I understand if he won't because he just doesn't want to post art he is self conscious in and maybe in his perspective it isn't good enough or he just likes drawing that body type better, and it is ok but it's just generally more useful to have the knowledge and to be able to do more things it generally helps your art over all. As a person with a different body type then the ones he usually draws I would really appreciate it if he could also include different body types just so people that watch his videos can maybe feel a bit more included. Also we aren't like ordering him to do it or anything we are just saying we would appreciate it if he does it
@@AA-pv6mi also usually it kind of is mandatory to learn different body types it just helps I'm general but if he won't do it it's fine it's his choice and she never said he HAD to she said "you can ignore it and not apply it"
Thank you for emphasizing the passion behind designing the character in your tip #5.
I love your tips and youre an amazing artist :)
You missed an essential tip number 6, which is difference - i feel like making characters easily recognizable even when theyre together is just as important. personally i think that your characters, even though they are well developed, are too visually similar, but yeah theyre cute
"don't make it too detailed"
Berserk and insane manga arts: What is this don't make it too detailed you speak of?
"When I'm in the shower, I kinda playing with these characters."
"That sounded weird."
Pssh, you knew what you were saying :P
Sidenote, I love your energy, you are just so peppy and enthusiastic ^_^
Omg congrats on 1.1million subscribers! Hope you get 2 million soon! The video was AWESOME and really amazing! Your a good teacher!
She reminds me of Evangeline Samos from Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
Omg YES
Y E S
*yes*
Did you read the red queen? I really wanted to and I was gonna go buy the book but all the reviews say it goes down hill, but I still really want to read it so can you give me your opinion on it please? Thank you
Yes
Thank you sooo much for this video. I literally tried these tips out immediately after the video. Actually, I ain't even finished the video cuz I got so excited. It works. I now have a character in a matter of mins. That is crazy.
"I'm in the shower and I'm playing with my characters...that's really weird"
*LMAO*
The three main takeaways:
1. Use shape language (circle, triangle, square) to convey traits (ex: triangle = sharp)
2. Be mindwhere of where attention is directed
3. Three is the optimal number for cost categories/areas of the design
this was so helpful!! i love creating characters and the fact that they're all part of our own self is so nice :'D i refer to them as my own children haha
i have an extremely vivid imagination and almost all my characters were made as a blank canvas with an idea, and i made thier design as i build the story around them. i almost always do it in the pov of said character, giving them personality, fighting styles and detailed backstories that i really ashpouldnt be spending the whole day on
Him: So, I'm going to finish this... (7:18)
Me: IT WASN'T FINISHED???!!!!
It's crazy how amazing and creative your mind is, I COULD NEVER
Ross: "and in the shower, I'm kinda like playing with these characters"
Me: Huh So I'm not the only one
I watch and rewatch your videos so much it's insane
“5. B E C O M E Y O U R C H A R A C T E R”
Me: (looks at my mentally weak, physically weak, depressed character)
Me: .....welp-
Sounds about right for me too :')
time to remove my hair
omg that's so amazing!
as if there was a sudden inspiration to improve my original character's form, and it turned out to be that simple!
we're the only ones who make it complicated to make in 2D
in the form of the story is also the same, very simple.
thank you very much for sharing these tips, this is very useful for anyone who will make an original character
“I feel like a lot of us artists don’t have good posture” he says as I am slumped over in a giant hoodie and eating Nilla Wafers
im slumped over in pyjamas eating chips
Thank you, Ross ! I am super excited for your creation and I already love it. Actually, the energy and love for your art and creation you show in this video, make me wanna do more and with more heart myself and inspire me a lot - thaaank you. !
"i feel like a lot of us artists don't have a good posture"
*immediately straightens back*
SAME
Thank you so much for these tips!! You have inspired me a lot! I too have recently created my own universe with so far 12 characters but I only drawn 7 of them. Gotta get to work now!!
Thanks you Ross!!, You really poked my brain with a stick this time! That was great help, and content! 👍
Your art is so beautiful! I enjoy looking at your characters and everything. honestly, I could listen to you talk about your stories all day long! Also your presence and presentation is so entertaining and well done. I subbed! :D
Ross what's ur "drawing process!"
Shiv A Joshi check out his patreon
I recommend you checking out BaM Animation if you don't wanna spend some bucks over some drawing process about character designing lmao.
th-cam.com/video/8wm9ti-gzLM/w-d-xo.html
question or statement?
why is there a random exclamation mark at the end??
Please be respectful, I don't really want to be 'that guy', but Ross puts time and effort into his videos, even if you don't appreciate it. Plus, this is about designing characters, not drawing them.
@@yousmelbad2345 it is still considered drawing and designing tho
After saw Nima's book and seeing all the characters, this is my favorite one 😍😍😍😍😍
Since I believe in like “magic” and unknown theories, I believe that all of our characters could be real, just on a different planet
Dude, your energy is making me so happy! :D
Becoming the character thing is usually easy for me because I always act out my character's actions or come up with a whole scene from just one song 😂
Same 😂
Im about 6 month into learning 3d animation and Im starting to get into character design and I love your videos lots of good advice for creation of characters!
0:22
Me: oh hey that looks like a pretty cool character
My brain: haha it looks liek zhongli
Become your character, that's definitely a tip I find myself doing sorta unconsciously, like when I'm watching a series or an anime I sometimes start thinking in my mind. "How/what would said character do in this scenario or encounter? How would they handle it? I guess in a way I'm mentally role playing...I also have a habit of making my characters in RPGs so that helps as well!
so we just gonna ignore Patrick’s famous “ledaledaledalee”? 😂
You really encourage me to work more to make my dreams become true. I have to improve myself so damn much, so i can finish my ideas for a book as well. I struggled with that for month and years now, because i lost focus on it and my ideas ended in nothing.
I really hope i can create such amazing designes as well someday for my own book i want to work for
'Become your character' bold of you to assume I don't create my characters in order to project onto them
Very good! I will use this from now on, but I wish you talked about the color pallet since it's very present in your character
1:36 'THROW THEM INTO A PARTY' I don't know why but thats the definition of Pinkie Pie to me
I love rossdraws art so much 🥰💖
You're a great inspiration Ross. Your art is amazing. Keep up the good work. :)
Thank you for sharing these useful tips! Imma try them out on my characters!
Perfect timing
Hope it helps me
All this time I've been using some of your tips when creating my character without me knowing it XD. Thanks Ross for the tips and the explanation. I'll be sure to use all of it to make my future character
I like a lot your character designs, ross 😭❤️ aaa I wanna do that! so cooool!! 💕💕💕💕
I feel like 5 could be relabled "Emotion" You still have to become your character when you are capturing emotion.
I LOVE HER SOOOO MUCH!!! I think she has to be my fave out of all the others, since I love the color blue and DRAGONS!!!!
This video was a really good refresher. It also was much more simplified then the methods I learned for character design. Thanks Ross!
You inspire me to do better art videos wen I feel my art is shit ❤️🌹love your vids
Just saying... I've received more explicit instruction from two of your videos than from an entire semester of art school/college. Thank you! And the funny sounds are great.
Ross u are the best guy cause U have the perfect videos to watch while eating and drawing!
- Awesome Work.
EDIT: Become ur Character( Me afraid cause I made her suffer so much).
MAN your drawings are so good! I love your pretty characters
Hope someday he'll be the animator in the one of the famous animation movies.
This is great! Lyris could empose as like a threat to Nima. This helped me alot and i improved step by step. I enjoyed your masterclass considering it's Free and it Works!!
All Artists in the world that sits and draws:
**back ache**
and i wonder why my back hurts
Hi ross, I have been watching your channel for years now and im starting digital art so im trying my best also congrats 1.21 mil subs
as a hs student who wants to go to art school and a newbie, I hate myself being impatient like I cant drawing 2 symmetrical eyes
Story of my life.
Watching this I thought this was a bad advice video because most of the provided content doesn't match with the tips. Like, I get the attempt to simplify, but it was so simple I wasn't understanding the connection between his examples and the tips. Not to mention him repeating himself like he's just filling space.
Until you got to step five. Holy heck this one connects perfectly. Down to where I too also play with my characters in the shower, defining mannerisms and actions. Become your character is definitely a tip I fully support and endorse for any kind of character design.