Urban-Style Character Creation

Get to know Felixantos, his professional career in creating characters and concept art, and his main influences.

Start off by learning the basics of concept art, and a walk through the Photoshop interface, to identify the main tools you’ll need. Felixantos introduces the technique of grisaille, with an in-depth look at lighting, the study of color and texture, for the creation of your character.

Learn more about the importance of context for urban characters, with examples, and study color for these. Understand how basic structure can be achieved with Photoshop, and learn how to use it for drawing faces and bodies, with special attention to different poses.

Once you have your character defined, proceed to draw them in different perspectives: your model sheet. Felixantos will show you how to apply color, selecting the right chromatic tonalities and lighting to represent the personality of your character.

And that’s it! You’ll have finished the course with a full understanding of concept art, to create an urban character with a professional finish and a model sheet, that will become part of your portfolio for future clients.