With more than 450 step-by-step illustrations, How to Draw Your RPG Character by fantasy illustrator and game artist Chrissa Barton teaches you how to bring your character to life even if youve never drawn before. She starts with a primer on basic drawing techniques, then takes you through how to draw different body types, facial features, and types of hair.
In the final section, Chrissa puts it all together, with detailed tutorials on how to draw all the character types and classes from Dungeons & Dragons. Youll learn how to draw elves and half-elves, gnomes, humans, halfings, half-orcs, dragonborns, and tieflings as fighters, wizards, barbarians, druids, warlocks, and more.
TOC:
Part I:Drawing Basics
What You Need
DrawingTechniques
CharacterDrawing Step by Step
Part II:Drawing the Details
CharacterBody Types
How to UseProportion Charts
GnomeProportions
DwarfProportions
HalflingProportions
Slim FemaleProportions
Heavyset FemaleProportions
Slim MaleProportions
Heavyset MaleProportions
FacialFeatures and Hairstyles
Face Shape
Eyes
Noses
Lips
Ears
Hairstyles
CharacterHeads and Faces
Drawing a FaceStep by Step
Female HumanFace
Male Human Face
Female Half-ElfFace
Male High ElfFace
Female Dark ElfFace
Male TieflingFace
Male Half-OrcFace
Female GnomeFace
Male Dwarf Face
Female HalflingFace
Part III:Drawing Characters
Female HumanFighter
Human Monk
Half-Elf Bard
Tiefling Druid
Male HumanFighter
Elf Ranger
Dark ElfArtificer
Elf Wizard
TieflingWarlock
Halfing Rogue
DragonbornPalladin
Dwarf Cleric
Gnome Wizard
Half-OrcBarbarian
Chrissa Barton is an American illustrator and animator based in Stockholm, Sweden. Her experience ranges from AAA game development to independent character-driven illustration. In addition to her illustrations, Chrissa creates online drawing tutorials and resources to help others to pick up a pencil and tap into their own creative potential.
Chrissa's love for fantasy characters and stories has been a constant source of inspiration throughout her life and career. As a teen she discovered fantasy RPGs and was hooked on the joy of bringing characters, worlds, and adventures to life. When she's not busy drawing or creating video game magic, you can find Chrissa curled up with her cat immersed in a good fantasy book.
