Assignment:

Design an 'Elemental Guardian' using your new color skills to define their personality. Download the 'Notes' PDF for quick reference!

Project steps:

Develop your character design by finding inspiration in art and nature. In my project, I found inspiration in both: the nature-themed art of Georgia O'Keefe.

Create a single cartoon character using the 'three-stage sketching' method, inking for color, color blocking, refining hues, assigning saturation and value to aspects of your image, and (for bonus points!) add some rim light and/or line color.

Sharing Your Work:

Share your final art and stages of progress with the class by uploading to the "Your Project" section of the class. If you have any questions or need more tips, please let me know! I'm happy to help!

Want to keep drawing/learning?

Check out one of my other illustration classes such as Ink Illustration: Bold Lines & Fearless Style

Project Example:

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Kiersten Schmitt

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