Playful Character Design with Exquisite Corpse Game

Discover character design through the Exquisite Corpse game - no experience required. This short, playful class invites you to draw intuitively and have fun with form and surprise.

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About the Class

Explore your creativity and craft playful character designs using the Exquisite Corpse game.

In this class, we will play Exquisite Corpse games to uncover hidden characters waiting for you to discover. Then, we will select and refine one of them. This fun, gamified experience will help you generate unexpected designs you might not come up with on your own. The creature you create can later be used in illustrations, animation, or as part of a larger story.

This class is ideal for anyone interested in character design: a) professionals seeking a creative way to break through a creative block, b) beginners wanting to create a character, or c) anyone simply looking to have some fun.

Materials needed for this class:

  • Paper and any drawing tools

  • Colors (pencils, markers, acrylic paints, etc.)

  • Scissors

Nice-to-haves for this class:

  • Ruler

  • Graphic tablet (iPad, Wacom tablet, etc.)

  • Procreate or Photoshop

  • Friends - the more, the merrier!

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Student Projects

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Masholand Skillshare class - student project

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Masholand Skillshare class - student project
Masholand Skillshare class - student project

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What Students Are Saying

"This is a fun little exercise in character creation using the "exquisite corpse" game (also known by many other names) of having exchangeable sections over three pages of characters. Masho is entertaining and engaging, and an enthusiastic teacher, and while this really is a short exercise, it's a fun thing to do in order to stretch some creative muscles."

— Felicia Lazar

"Very fun and easy steps. Masho is positive and it's easy to listen to her and follow the steps. Merci!"

— Skillshare Member

"It was so pleasant watching your lesson. It's so fun and creative to learn with a game! And you explain so easily, and you are so beautiful. I'm going to show it to my daughter too. I definitely recommend this class to everyone !"

— Nutsa Green

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