Character Illustration
Powerful plugins that streamline your vector workflow so you can focus on creating expressive characters that tell stories.
Save time on every step
Create cleaner, better artwork
Up to 2x faster workflow
Your instructor
Kirk Wallace
Made with
Astute Graphics Plugins
Natural sketching
Tracing your sketches quickly with DynamicSketch.
Adjust points and handles
Learn to master PathScribe for point and handle placement.
Trim and extend paths
Quickly extend paths along their trajectory with the Extend Path Tool.
Add organic details
Add a Perturb live effect for subtle roughening.
Maintaining shadows
Discover how AutoGlue can keep shapes locked together.
Reduce your file size
Clean up your vector artwork for production with VectorFirstAid.
The dynamic duo
Precision drawing in Illustrator
Use DynamicSketch and InkScribe to draw point-perfect paths in Adobe Illustrator.
Keep it clean
Cleaning has never been easier
Use the Smart Remove Brush Tool to reduce unnecessary anchor points without damaging the design.
Add some character
Get creative with live effects
Finely roughen your artwork with the Perturb live effect for a stylized finish.
Relevant for
Animation
Brand Mascots
Branding
Visual Storytelling
Advertising
Illustration appears on
Film / TV
Game Animation
Interactive Media
Comic Books
Publishing
Education Material
Transform how you work
Smart tools for smart workflows
Speed up your workflow with plugins for designers by designers.
Video 1
Workflow Setup
Kirk Wallace introduces his Character Illustration workflow inside Adobe Illustrator.
Video 2
Vector Drawing
Kirk Wallace demonstrates how to trace and construct expressive artwork using InkScribe, DynamicSketch, and PathScribe.
Video 3
Color & Shapes
Build shadow shapes, adjust proportions, and introduce hand-drawn details that help bring the illustration to life.
Video 4
Add Character
Learn how to add stylized finishing effects, texture, and graphic treatments to your vector artwork.
Video 5
Export-Ready
Kirk shares one last optimization step for preparing vector artwork for animation, print, and final production.
Meet your instructor
Kirk Wallace
Specializing in the world of illustration fused with graphic design, computer science, skateboarding, and thousands of other ingredients, Kirk’s work has a strong focus on strategic solutions executed in an unexpected, unique, and out of the ordinary way. He’s had the fortune to work with a wide range of clients from boutique small businesses diligently over the course of months, to large ad agencies and corporations on tight deadlines. Each project a success, pleasure and privilege.
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