We’ve been using references to draw our characters doing sports, by now you might have one character doing different poses enough to create a character sheet or you might have a lineup of characters!
Both the character sheet and character lineups are great assets to have in your portfolio.
The Character Sheet
A character sheet will focus on the same character in different poses and situations. If you wanted to use some of your drawings so far as the basis for a character sheet here’s a few things to consider.
And finally you want to add some part of you into the character to give it that uniqueness.
Include 5-7 versions of the same character in your sheet, sometimes you can add a supporting character for the opportunity to create interactions.
The Character Line-Up
The character lineup shows all the different characters who play a role in the story rather than different poses of a single character. Here are some things I’ve noticed about character lineups.
The goal is to have strong Silhouettes of the characters that contrast with each other.
Use, Size, Shape Angles and Rounds to distinguish characters or character groups.
Poses tend to be idle and from a 3/4 view
Try to capture the relative sizes of the characters
Include variations for example different costumes, or details like with and with out sunglasses
TEN MINUTE ARTIST PROMPT
Draw the pose in the reference image above as part of a Character Sheet or Character Lineup
Now if you want to stop at the character that’s great! But we have a few more days of drawing sports characters and this might be a great opportunity for you to create a portfolio piece featuring either a character sheet or character line up.
You might include your characters from previous days and leave room for the upcoming characters!
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