Creative Character Design for Games and Animation 1st Edition

Catch your audience at first glance with a guide that turns imagination into playable, screen-ready characters. Creative Character Design for Games and Animation 1st Edition by Jenny Harder is a practical, inspiring resource for artists who want to build memorable characters for games, film, and animation.

Inside, discover clear, step-by-step methods for sculpting personality through silhouette, proportion, costume, expression, and pose. Jenny walks readers through concept-to-completion workflows used in professional pipelines, with approachable lessons on ideation, thumbnailing, anatomy stylization, color language, and storytelling through design. Full-color visuals and progressive examples make complex ideas easy to adopt, whether you’re sketching for indie games or developing characters for studio projects.

This book is crafted for a wide range of creators — aspiring illustrators, game artists, animators, and concept designers — and is valuable for students and professionals across North America, Europe, Asia, and beyond. Learn how to create characters that read clearly at thumbnail size, translate well into 3D, and connect emotionally with players and viewers.

If you want practical techniques that accelerate your portfolio and sharpen your visual voice, this edition delivers. Engaging exercises and real-world tips help you apply lessons immediately, so you can iterate faster and elevate your character work.

Bring stronger, more marketable characters to life. Order your copy of Creative Character Design for Games and Animation 1st Edition by Jenny Harder today and start designing characters that resonate across screens and stages worldwide.

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