Cartoon Character Design with Affinity Photo 2

The ability to design a cohesive roster of characters with a common style is essential for a career in 2D art for film, animation, and games.

We’ll be using Affinity Photo 2 to draw and paint some 2D character designs. Feel free to use comparable image editing software as long they work with a digital pen tablet. We’re going with a simplified, cartoony style of characters who all belong in a science lab.

Follow along the class or pick your own theme and set of characters. You’ll learn how to create a rough sketch based on the chosen theme and refine your line art before coloring the characters. You’ll also get to add some bells and whistles to the final image to make it pop for sharing and presentation.