Tag: character design

  • How to Draw Where’s Wally/Waldo? Children’s Book Illustration Character Analysis

    Wally appeared in the UK in 1989. He soon travelled to the USA and changed his name to Waldo. As he became more popular he acquired new names in new countries and his looks began to change. Children love to look for hidden things and get a buzz when they find them.  Waldo marches across…

  • Create Characters by looking at real life animals and insects

    Be inspired by real life to create truly original characters. A beetle crossed my path on a walk the other day. I filmed it and took photos. When I enlarged the photos, there were elements of its design that inspired me to sketch out some ideas. A triangle theme emerged and I developed that further,…

  • How to create new characters – Meet Penni and Benni

    Lots of watercolour painting in this video as I introduce the characters and concept of my new project – Penni and Benni. This has been a long time coming and I’m going to use my new characters, Penni and Benni, to explain lots of things about character design and illustration. It started with a book…