5.0 Core artistic skills

DOI: 10.1201/9781003178057-5

Before we get started with some in-depth technical examples of character creations for games, it is important to address some important artistic concepts every digital artist will need to consider before they get started with their career.

An important thing to remember is that the character artist working in digital media is first and foremost … you guessed it, an artist!

The modern character artist will certainly need to have a solid knowledge of digital character creation with all the complex tools needed.

Without a grounding as a competent artist though, they will often find themselves struggling and somewhat lost when it comes to producing appealing artwork. This is where the training ...

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