{"id":847,"date":"2016-12-01T06:50:40","date_gmt":"2016-12-01T06:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graphicmama.com\/blog\/?p=847"},"modified":"2022-05-04T14:34:21","modified_gmt":"2022-05-04T14:34:21","slug":"cartoon-character-design-in-10-steps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/graphicmama.com\/blog\/cartoon-character-design-in-10-steps\/","title":{"rendered":"How We Create a Cartoon Character Design in 10 Steps"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ever wondered how we come up with our cartoon characters<\/a>? Well, here is your chance to peek backstage and get an idea of how the whole inventive process of creating a cartoon character design goes from A to Z.<\/span><\/p>\n

Behind the realization of any cartoon character design stands a well-thought-out concept, a lot of discussions, analysis, and important decisions so that we can make our ideas come to life in the best possible way. So, let\u2019s not waste a minute more! Here are GraphicMama\u2019s 10 steps to making any cartoon character design concept a reality<\/strong>!<\/span><\/p>\n

\"72-search\"STEP 1: What is trendy right now?<\/span><\/h3>\n

Way before we even start pondering on the cartoon character design, the first step of the creative process would be to conduct thorough keyword research and find out what kind of characters people are actually looking for.<\/strong> Using the GA Keyword Planner Tool gives us an idea of what is in demand at the moment, what we might be missing in our collection of characters, and what would draw interest. <\/span><\/p>\n

STEP 2: Which subject should we choose?<\/span><\/h3>\n

Now that we have the research\u2019s results in our hands, the next step would be to go through them and discuss each one. Picking a subject out of the keyword results<\/strong> is not an easy task. We have to weigh the pros and cons of all of them, the potential they have, and then decide on a particular subject. In this case, we agreed on illustrating wizards.<\/span><\/p>\n

STEP 3: How will the characters look like?<\/span><\/h3>\n

The fun begins! We\u2019ve got the idea in our heads and now it\u2019s time to make it happen. At this point, we would develop several design concepts corresponding to the keyword\u2019s search results. Usually, the mock-ups are more than the characters we plan to release so that we\u2018d have enough rough material to work on. Here\u2019s what our 12 concepts of wizard characters<\/a><\/strong> looked like at this stage.<\/span><\/p>\n

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STEP 4: Which designs do we love the most to vectorize?<\/span><\/h3>\n

Now, the next step would be to sift out the best cartoon character design mock-ups<\/strong> which would undergo a sketch-to-vector<\/a> transformation. To identify our favorites out of all, we would thoroughly analyze our characters\u2019 concepts and search for these essential qualities<\/strong>:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n