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Designing Animatable PSD Characters in Procreate

Learn how to properly design image based characters for animation in Moho, Animate CC, After Effects, Character Animator and more!

Learn Design Basics

Learn how to design the head, hair, body, eyes, eyebrows, mouth and other facial features.

Go From Sketch to Finished Result

This course takes you step by step through designing a character from scratch. Sketching, inking, coloring, shading and highlight are all covered.

Learn Proper Layer Ordering

Designing characters with animation in mind requires multiple layers and pieces to be effective. We keep this concept front and center, showing you what layers you should have and the best way to lay them out.

Multiple Ways to Rig and Animate

Once you finish this course you have a number of options for rigging and animating your character. The character PSD can be imported and broken down into individual layers with most animation software correctly handling the layout.

Contents

Downloadable Source Files

Accessing Course Exercise Files
Animatable_Characters_Files.zip

Introduction

Learn what this course is all about!
What You Will Learn in this Course
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Adjusting Canvas and Resolution
Setting Up a Reference
Quick Overview of Procreate
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Sketching Our Character

In this section we layout the character by sketching.
Sketching the Head
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Adjusting and Refining Head Sketch
Sketching the Hair
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Sketching the Body
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Sketching the Limbs
Adjusting Arms
Cleaning Up Sketch

Inking the Head

With our sketch in place, we can move over and start applying ink lines to help define the character further.
Examining Layer Hierarchy and Layout
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Setting Up Document for Inking
Inking the Head
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Inking the Hair
Inking the Hair Strands
Inking Ponytail

Inking the Body

We continue the process of inking by covering the shirt, jacket and neck.
Inking the Torso
Inking the Jacket
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Inking the Neck and Collar
Inking Limbs
Inking Hand Poses
Duplicating Front Limbs

Coloring the Character

Here we apply our base colors to the entire character.
Coloring the Head
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Coloring the Body
Coloring the Limbs

Shading the Character

With the base colors in place, we can move on to shading our character using a variety of techniques.
Shading the Face and Hair
Shading Bangs, Eyes and Ponytail
Other Ways to Shade
Shading the Body
Shading the Limbs
Shading the Feet
Shading the Hands

Highlighting the Character

With our shading in, it's time to move over to the highlights!
Highlighting the Head
Highlighting the Body
Highlighting the Limbs, Feet and Hands
Merging Shading and Highlighting Layers

Creating Additional Mouth Poses

Here we create phonemes so your character will be lip-sync ready.
Sketching Out the Phonemes
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Inking the Phonemes
Coloring the Phonemes
Shading and Highlighting the Phonemes
Shading and Highlighting Lips

Sketching Profile and Front Head Views

Here we set you up for creating more head views for the character.
Creating Guides for Head Phases
Sketching the Front Head Phase
Sketching the Front Hair Phase
Reviewing Front Head Symmetry
Sketching Profile Head and Hair

Wrapping Up

Here we export the file and I share my final thoughts.
Exporting File for Animation
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Final Thoughts
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