Character Design 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 37 is by Johanna Forster, a popular illustrator and video game concept artist based in Germany. Known widely for her cute vegetable-inspired characters called the Grunlings, Johanna's work is inspired by nature, organic shapes, and playful colours. She boasts a successful Domestika course (over 7K students and 100% rating) where she teaches students how to find inspiration for character designs in nature, as well as a steadily growing online presence (142K Instagram followers). Johanna has contributed to 3dtotal titles such as Hokusai: An Artists' Tribute, and multiple issues of Character Design Quarterly. .