Sketch as a character design foundation

🎯 Character Design Breakdown — Part 1: From Idea to Sketches Hey folks — welcome back! In this video, I’m walking you through the early phase of my character design process — starting from a blank canvas, building narrative ideas, and developing them into visual sketches. This isn’t just a portfolio piece — it was a real test assignment for a well-known studio, and I’ll take you behind the scenes of how I approached it from both a storytelling and technical angle. We’ll cover: ✅ How I approach test briefs ✅ Why I start with story, not visuals ✅ Using thumbnails as thinking tools ✅ Mixing shape-based design with line drawing ✅ Letting playfulness guide the process ✅ Building characters with quirks, not clichés Whether you're a concept artist, illustrator, or just curious about the design process — I hope this helps demystify some of the early steps and mindset shifts that go into crafting memorable characters. 🧠 New here? I make videos about art, design thinking, and creative process — with plenty of sketching, honest takes, and occasional caffeine-induced rambling. Subscribe if you're into that 📌 Part 2 (coming soon): We’ll take this character and begin refining the design further — stay tuned. 👇 Drop a comment — let me know what resonated, what you'd like to see next, or just say hi. 🎨 Tools used: Photoshop Wacom Intuos Pro Brains, deadlines, and coffee #characterdesign #conceptart #digitalart #artprocess #illustration #sketching #artyoutube #artistlife