Ira Marcks

Drawing Characters: Design, Ink, Color, and Story

Thanks for sharing your process and expertise. I truly enjoy the elements and color palette selected for this character design!

This is Claire. She likes books.
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<img style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;" src="https://static.skillshare.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,width=1000,format=auto/uploads/project/8c9576dd3210c84734cf120f7494a2c2/56b2fe68.jpg" alt="Claire and her books - image 1 - student project" srcset="https://static.skillshare.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,width=600,format=auto/uploads/project/8c9576dd3210c84734cf120f7494a2c2/56b2fe68.jpg 600w, https://static.skillshare.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,width=1000,format=auto/uploads/project/8c9576dd3210c84734cf120f7494a2c2/56b2fe68.jpg 1000w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 600px, 100vw" loading="lazy">
Scroll through my creative process below to find out where Claire came from!
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<img style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;" src="https://static.skillshare.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,width=1000,format=auto/uploads/project/8c9576dd3210c84734cf120f7494a2c2/9f16aa5b.png" alt="Claire and her books - image 2 - student project" srcset="https://static.skillshare.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,width=600,format=auto/uploads/project/8c9576dd3210c84734cf120f7494a2c2/9f16aa5b.png 600w, https://static.skillshare.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,width=1000,format=auto/uploads/project/8c9576dd3210c84734cf120f7494a2c2/9f16aa5b.png 1000w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 600px, 100vw" loading="lazy"><img style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;" src="https://static.skillshare.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,width=1000,format=auto/uploads/project/8c9576dd3210c84734cf120f7494a2c2/d0f28612.png" alt="Claire and her books - image 3 - student project" srcset="https://static.skillshare.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,width=600,format=auto/uploads/project/8c9576dd3210c84734cf120f7494a2c2/d0f28612.png 600w, https://static.skillshare.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,width=1000,format=auto/uploads/project/8c9576dd3210c84734cf120f7494a2c2/d0f28612.png 1000w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 600px, 100vw" loading="lazy"><img style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;" src="https://static.skillshare.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,width=1000,format=auto/uploads/project/8c9576dd3210c84734cf120f7494a2c2/de17a57c.png" alt="Claire and her books - image 4 - student project" srcset="https://static.skillshare.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,width=600,format=auto/uploads/project/8c9576dd3210c84734cf120f7494a2c2/de17a57c.png 600w, https://static.skillshare.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,width=1000,format=auto/uploads/project/8c9576dd3210c84734cf120f7494a2c2/de17a57c.png 1000w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 600px, 100vw" loading="lazy"><img style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;" src="https://static.skillshare.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,width=1000,format=auto/uploads/project/8c9576dd3210c84734cf120f7494a2c2/cae46d05.png" alt="Claire and her books - image 5 - student project" srcset="https://static.skillshare.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,width=600,format=auto/uploads/project/8c9576dd3210c84734cf120f7494a2c2/cae46d05.png 600w, https://static.skillshare.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,width=1000,format=auto/uploads/project/8c9576dd3210c84734cf120f7494a2c2/cae46d05.png 1000w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 600px, 100vw" loading="lazy"><img style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;" src="https://static.skillshare.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,width=1000,format=auto/uploads/project/8c9576dd3210c84734cf120f7494a2c2/745c9300.png" alt="Claire and her books - image 6 - student project" srcset="https://static.skillshare.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,width=600,format=auto/uploads/project/8c9576dd3210c84734cf120f7494a2c2/745c9300.png 600w, https://static.skillshare.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,width=1000,format=auto/uploads/project/8c9576dd3210c84734cf120f7494a2c2/745c9300.png 1000w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 600px, 100vw" loading="lazy"><img style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;" src="https://static.skillshare.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,width=1000,format=auto/uploads/project/8c9576dd3210c84734cf120f7494a2c2/ef2a33c4.png" alt="Claire and her books - image 7 - student project" srcset="https://static.skillshare.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,width=600,format=auto/uploads/project/8c9576dd3210c84734cf120f7494a2c2/ef2a33c4.png 600w, https://static.skillshare.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,width=1000,format=auto/uploads/project/8c9576dd3210c84734cf120f7494a2c2/ef2a33c4.png 1000w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 600px, 100vw" loading="lazy">
<img style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;" src="https://static.skillshare.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,width=1000,format=auto/uploads/project/8c9576dd3210c84734cf120f7494a2c2/0db91eb5.png" alt="Claire and her books - image 8 - student project" srcset="https://static.skillshare.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,width=600,format=auto/uploads/project/8c9576dd3210c84734cf120f7494a2c2/0db91eb5.png 600w, https://static.skillshare.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,width=1000,format=auto/uploads/project/8c9576dd3210c84734cf120f7494a2c2/0db91eb5.png 1000w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 600px, 100vw" loading="lazy"><img style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;" src="https://static.skillshare.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,width=1000,format=auto/uploads/project/8c9576dd3210c84734cf120f7494a2c2/fa651bc6.png" alt="Claire and her books - image 9 - student project" srcset="https://static.skillshare.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,width=600,format=auto/uploads/project/8c9576dd3210c84734cf120f7494a2c2/fa651bc6.png 600w, https://static.skillshare.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,width=1000,format=auto/uploads/project/8c9576dd3210c84734cf120f7494a2c2/fa651bc6.png 1000w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 600px, 100vw" loading="lazy">
<img style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;" src="https://static.skillshare.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,width=1000,format=auto/uploads/project/8c9576dd3210c84734cf120f7494a2c2/0366fa45.png" alt="Claire and her books - image 10 - student project" srcset="https://static.skillshare.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,width=600,format=auto/uploads/project/8c9576dd3210c84734cf120f7494a2c2/0366fa45.png 600w, https://static.skillshare.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,width=1000,format=auto/uploads/project/8c9576dd3210c84734cf120f7494a2c2/0366fa45.png 1000w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 600px, 100vw" loading="lazy"><img style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;" src="https://static.skillshare.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,width=1000,format=auto/uploads/project/8c9576dd3210c84734cf120f7494a2c2/507892e9.png" alt="Claire and her books - image 11 - student project" srcset="https://static.skillshare.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,width=600,format=auto/uploads/project/8c9576dd3210c84734cf120f7494a2c2/507892e9.png 600w, https://static.skillshare.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,width=1000,format=auto/uploads/project/8c9576dd3210c84734cf120f7494a2c2/507892e9.png 1000w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 600px, 100vw" loading="lazy">

Claire and her books

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