User Guide

Academic Courseware: Chapter 3
Joyce Ryan
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aligning your character in the front, side and back views. Use the
guides to line up the views of the character.
A complete turn-around of the character gives a sense of the character’s volume and
proportions. It is an invaluable aid to drawing the character from a variety of angles.
A good model sheet helps indicate the personality of a character by showing how that
character would experience a wide variety of emotions.
Most artists use reference
material as a starting point. Try using
a digital camera and the Cloning tools
in Corel Painter to create your
characters if your drawing skills are
not up to the task. The more you work
from life, the more your drawing skills
are bound to improve.