Prerequisite(s): ARIL 101 and ARFD 124. Restriction(s): BFA Illustration majors only. This course focuses on designing and developing characters for illustration. Students will explore conceptualizing and sketching characters, humans and anthropomorphized objects and animals, in ink, pencil, and markers. Character persona, context, and emotional development are portrayed in sketch series that include physical details and 360-degree visualizations, of characters at rest and in action. Emphasis s also placed on character development through critique and discussion. Text description is also explored.