Character Design

by Chris Patmore

This is a handy guide to creating cutting edge cartoon characters for comic books, computer games and graphic novels. All the main character types e.g. hero, mentor, sidekick etc. are discussed and step by step illustrations show the basics of figure construction, proportioning and composition as well as portraying emotion, speed, movement and recoil. The figures range from manga-style cyber punks to superheroes to crazy cartoon critters. This is the complete guide for anyone wanting to enter the world of writing for comics.

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 31, 2005

Reviews

[Sean]

Good - breaks down into Vogler's archetypes.
Bad - spends lots of space telling the characters' story and almost none on the design choices of said characters. Character designs mostly not very good anyway.

[Tom Katsen]

I think this book will be amazing