Discover the character
Use silhouette, shape, expression, and personality prompts to develop an original concept.
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Creative Studio · Drawing + animation + stories
Character Studio
Create original characters with personality, movement, and stories across drawing, digital art, and animation.
AGESDesigned for ages 5–12
EXPERIENCESuitable for all ability levels
FORMATSCamps + school workshops
INCLUDEDTools, materials + instruction
Inside Character Studio
Active learning with
a real purpose.
Character Studio guides students from a first sketch to a character that feels alive. They develop shapes, expressions, poses, backstories, and environments, then explore how storyboards, digital art, 3D design, or animation can bring that character into a larger world.
Build the world
Create a backstory, setting, relationships, and challenges that give the character a reason to act.
Bring it to life
Explore poses, sequential art, storyboards, digital design, or animation to show the character in motion.
Students make + explore
What happens
in the lab.
SKILLS IN MOTION
What students build along the way
IllustrationStory developmentVisual consistencyImaginative communication
“Students leave with a repeatable character-design process and a stronger understanding of how visual choices support storytelling.”
Bring Character Studio to life