--- product_id: 70344827 title: "Creating Stylized Characters" price: "£25.37" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/70344827-creating-stylized-characters store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # Creating Stylized Characters **Price:** £25.37 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Creating Stylized Characters - **How much does it cost?** £25.37 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/70344827-creating-stylized-characters) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Creating Stylized Characters gives readers a valuable insight into the popular art of character design. Professional illustrators, animators and cartoonists, well versed in creating characters for video games, comics and film, guide the reader through accessible tutorial projects packed with images and advice. Any budding artist will soon be able to draw characters of all ages, shapes and sizes! This entertaining, beginner-friendly book is applicable to both digital and traditional media, and delves into many essential aspects of the character development process, from real-world research, to sketching gestures and poses, to exploring different genres, personalities and styles. Review: Great reference for this topic - As a kid, I aspired to be an animator of cartoony characters, but over the years I found myself stuck in a rut of realist or semi-realist drawing. For work, I occasionally have to come up with stylized characters, and I've been looking for resources to help me push beyond that realist paradigm and explore the world of style and exaggeration. This book was the next stop along that road, and it's been awesome. The first few chapters are a crash course in shape language, contrast, and exaggeration, and the rest is a nice "watch their process" walk through by some skilled character artists. Unlike some other stylization reference books, you're not shown how to mimic a visual style, or given a buffet of stylistic choices like "here's cartoony nose #1" and "here's cartoony nose #2" to mix-and-match some Frankenstein of a character that you didn't imagine yourself. You're shown how to take the style you already know and own, and push it farther to get more expression, more appeal, more readability, etc. Highly recommended. Review: 3D total has done it again !!!! - Probably one of the best, if not the best book in character design. The structured information on the how and the why ? That everyone wants to know about, how decision making from the brief to gesture the shape play all the way to color theory are all detailed here. This book along with Stephen Silver's are the best combination when it comes to the subject matter. This btw is my own honest opinion. I recommend it 100%. If I loose it, I'll buy it again. It's that great !! ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #80,226 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #27 in Digital Art #44 in Human Figure Art (Books) #82 in Arts & Photography Study & Teaching | | Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 1,087 Reviews | ## Images ![Creating Stylized Characters - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71xL22C9xSL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great reference for this topic *by S***Y on February 14, 2020* As a kid, I aspired to be an animator of cartoony characters, but over the years I found myself stuck in a rut of realist or semi-realist drawing. For work, I occasionally have to come up with stylized characters, and I've been looking for resources to help me push beyond that realist paradigm and explore the world of style and exaggeration. This book was the next stop along that road, and it's been awesome. The first few chapters are a crash course in shape language, contrast, and exaggeration, and the rest is a nice "watch their process" walk through by some skilled character artists. Unlike some other stylization reference books, you're not shown how to mimic a visual style, or given a buffet of stylistic choices like "here's cartoony nose #1" and "here's cartoony nose #2" to mix-and-match some Frankenstein of a character that you didn't imagine yourself. You're shown how to take the style you already know and own, and push it farther to get more expression, more appeal, more readability, etc. Highly recommended. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 3D total has done it again !!!! *by C***T on June 27, 2019* Probably one of the best, if not the best book in character design. The structured information on the how and the why ? That everyone wants to know about, how decision making from the brief to gesture the shape play all the way to color theory are all detailed here. This book along with Stephen Silver's are the best combination when it comes to the subject matter. This btw is my own honest opinion. I recommend it 100%. If I loose it, I'll buy it again. It's that great !! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great Resource *by W***T on June 16, 2020* CREATING STYLIZED CHARACTERS is a fantastic resource for new and experienced artists. The book provides general advice, followed by some wonderful step-by-step process examples. The advice is well-written and they have a number of very talented artists contributing. Overall, it covers a full spectrum of concepts, from basic shapes to color theory in a very attractive and understandable format. ## Frequently Bought Together - Creating Stylized Characters - Fundamentals of Character Design: How to Create Engaging Characters for Illustration, Animation & Visual Development - Creating Stylized Animals: How to design compelling real and imaginary animal characters --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/70344827-creating-stylized-characters](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/70344827-creating-stylized-characters) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Kingdom* *Store origin: GB* *Last updated: 2026-05-24*