Futuristic Character Design for 2D Game Artist (Udemy.com)
Learn character design and digital painting in Adobe Illustrator
Created by: Michael Austin
Last updated July 2018
What you will learn
- A clear understanding of the 2D character design workflow.
- How to render realistically detailed characters for 2D games.
- How to create advanced lighting schemes.
- How to render artistic anatomy in Adobe Illustrator
Quality Score
Overall Score : 84 / 100
Course Description
In this course, you will learn how to design a futuristic 2D game character.
I'll walk you through the entire process from start to finish.
The course will focus on the fundamentals of character design and development in the 2D space. I will teach you how to to use advanced techniques such as opacity masking and blend brush creation. We will touch on the fundamentals of color palette creation and apply it to our design.
In this course, you will learn:
- how to get started digital painting
- how to create brushes
- how to build line art and texture
- how to work with highlights and shadows
- how to develop a value scale with vectors
Enroll today!
Who this course is for:
- Anyone who wants to learn how to design 2D Game Characters
Instructor Details
- 4.2 Rating
45 Reviews
Michael Austin
I have more than ten years experience working with character designs, illustrations, and game art. I specialize in digital painting, vector art, 2-D animation, and concept art. I will break down the creative process for you in easy to follow and digestible steps, that will allow you to apply your newfound skills immediately.
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Reviews
By Amandaponce
The texturing section was the best!
By Devarious
The lighting effects are amazing! Great course!
By Jonathan McNeil
Slow down
By ATiba Godbold
If you can slow down when you are explaining what your doing with the tools you use and don't rush;. this would be a great course.
By Lama Bayoun
The course is moving too fast, I'm not being able to keep up
By Jeremy
I wish he would explain the tools and hotkeys he uses but still learn quite a bit just watching.
By Tatjana Balac
I couldnt learn anything for the one video because it was too fast . And it was very important :) But then you made another and posted but invite only for us that purchased the course. It was mind blowing and well explained. Thank you. This is great course for everyone who wants to know more about vector graphics and rendering in Adobe Illustrator
By Alex Villarruel
Modifico la calificación porque Mike se tomó la molestia de explicar su técnica por medio de un video y su respuesta fue en muy pocos días. Sin duda es un maestro bastante recomendable.
By Barend Bester
I saw a lot of things that made me rethink the process I currently follow while still learning digital painting/drawing. I knew about some of the techniques, but this is such an eye opener that I want to slap myself for not paying more attention to using blending modes for texturing.
By Marcos Paulo de Paiva Maciel
O conteúdo do curso é muito bom. O instrutor domina bem o software e nos apresenta uma técnica diferente e interessante de trabalho. Contudo o ritmo do curso é bem acelerado, o que pode dificultar o entendimento de algumas partes.
By Ella Evil
Ich habe die Technik gelernt, mit Masken zu arbeiten um Schatten auszuarbeiten.
Generell gibt es halt viele Übereinstimmungen zum Vorgängervideo "Licker".
Deshalb war viel Neues für mich nicht dabei.
Liebe Grüße
By Erick Jimenez
The course bring you to another level. Thank you.








