| If you are… | Do this… | | :--- | :--- | | A busy artist | Do 2 exercises per day (35 days total). Stop at #70 and repeat the hardest 10. | | A teacher | Use the 70 exercises as a semester-long warm-up (5 min per class). | | A student with art block | Pick any 5 random exercises. The constraints will break the block. | | Preparing for a portfolio | Complete Module 5 (costume silhouette) and Module 7 (expression) twice – these yield the most portfolio-ready assets. |

Creating stylized characters is an art that requires practice, patience, and dedication. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced artist, perfecting your skills in character creation can be a challenging but rewarding experience. In this post, we'll provide you with 70 exercises to help you improve your stylized character creation skills, covering various aspects such as gesture drawing, proportion, anatomy, facial expressions, and more.

Most artists draw heads at one size. This exercise forces students to draw the at 2cm, 5cm, and 15cm tall on the same page. The result reveals which details are essential (readable at small scale) vs. decorative (only visible large). This directly improves icon design and thumbnail sketching.

Unlike typical “watch-me-draw” tutorials, this course is a structured boot camp . It breaks the elusive concept of “style” into 70 discrete, repeatable drills. The value lies not in a final masterpiece, but in training the artist’s visual muscle memory to exaggerate, simplify, and inject personality systematically.

Detailed guides on sculpting eyes, noses, and mouths.

Unlike traditional lecture-based courses, this curriculum focuses on high-frequency repetition and practical application. With , students are guided through the entire pipeline of character creation in Blender, from initial sculpting to final posing. Core Learning Modules