Are you struggling to get your foot in the door as an artist because every job requires professional experience? It can be a frustrating catch-22. But fear not, because I have a solution for you: fake it 'till you make it!

In this 4-part series, we'll be designing and painting a squad of characters that look like they were made for a "real world" paid project. It's the perfect framework to self-direct and create a final portfolio piece that is incredibly compelling.

Introducing the DPS Character Squad Challenge! 🎺🎵 Join our amazing Discord community at   / discord   and participate with a bunch of cool artists. And even if you stumble across this video years from now, give it a try! It's a great way to build your pro portfolio pieces and gain experience, even if you're not technically a "pro" yet.

0:00 - Intro
1:40 - Character Squad
2:53 - Make a Plan
4:39 - Character Archetypes
7:26 - Layered Main Character
8:57 - Weaving Personalities
9:56 - Join the Challenge / Wrap up

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PAINT YOUR WORLD
Hardy Fowler is a professional Digital Painter with work seen in productions for Disney, Games Workshop and Neon District among many others.

Hardy's online academy, Digital Painting Studio, teaches the master-level skills, process and mindset he's learned from decades of experience as a professional digital artist.

CONNECT
→ https://digitalpaintingstudio.com/
→   / hardy_digitalpaintingstudio  
→ https://www.artstation.com/hfowler

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