Character Quarterly 39

Character Quarterly (CDQ) is a lively, creative magazine bringing inspiration, expert insights, and leading techniques from professional illustrators, artists, and character art enthusiasts worldwide. Each issue provides detailed tutorials on creating diverse characters, enabling you to explore the processes and decision making that go into creating amazing characters. Learn new ways to develop your own ideas, and discover from the artists what it is like to work for prolific animation studios such as Disney, Warner Bros., and DreamWorks. The cover for CDQ 39 is by Meike Schneider , a character er and illustrator based in Germany. Drawing inspiration from subjects as diverse as astronomy and fashion, her unique, colourful characters have earned her a loyal online following (179K Instagram followers), and she has worked for many professional clients, such as Disney and Adobe, and has published several books. Meike also has a successful course on Domestika (13K followers) where she teaches students how to create successful children‘s book illustrations.