6 Character Design Resources

Before you start designing the characters for your project(s), consider reviewing these sources for guidance:


1. Great Character Designs—Tips on Creating, Monetizing and Popularizing Digital Characters
Discusses the qualities of the most enduring game characters.

2. Character Design/Artists Interviews

Numerous interviews with character designers and examples of their work.

3. 20 Character Design Tips

20 useful tips to help you in the character design process.

4. Tips for Successful Character Design!

Tips from a manga/anime perspective.

5. Mentor Experiment: Head Design

Head design tips from Krishna M. Sadasivam, creator of the long-running web comic "PC Weenies."

6. JohnKDesign

John K., the creator of "Ren & Stimpy," has a blog dedicated solely to his particular approach to character design.