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Character Design for Concept Art with Adobe Firefly

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Character Design for Concept Art with Adobe Firefly

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Beginner level

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7 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Beginner level

Recommended experience

7 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Design characters grounded in your world's logic, personality, role, and narrative function

  • Build a character system with consistent designs across expressions, angles, and costume variations

  • Create a Character System Pack and composed character-in-world scenes ready for production use

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August 2026

Assessments

4 assignments

Taught in English

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This course is part of the AI Concept Art and Design with Adobe Firefly Specialization
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There are 4 modules in this course

Characters start with who they are, not just how they look. In this module, you’ll define your character from the inside out, starting with their role, personality, and relationship to your world. You’ll explore how narrative function shapes design decisions and how visual traits emerge from deeper ideas like behavior, motivation, and environment. This is where your character begins to take shape as part of a larger system.

What's included

3 videos5 readings1 assignment

As your character develops, consistency becomes essential. In this module, you’ll expand your character across expressions, poses, and variations while maintaining a recognizable identity. You’ll explore how costume, materials, and emotion reflect both personality and world context. This is where your character becomes a system that can adapt without losing coherence.

What's included

3 videos2 readings1 assignment

Your character is now a system—now it needs to be refined and documented. In this module, you’ll prepare your character for real use by refining your concept art, defining rules, and organizing everything into a structured format. You’ll ensure your visuals are clear, consistent, and ready to be shared or built on. This is where your character becomes something that can move beyond exploration and into application.

What's included

2 videos2 readings1 assignment

A character becomes fully realized when they exist within their world. In this module, you’ll bring your character and environment together, creating scenes that show how they interact and are experienced visually. You’ll explore composition, scale, lighting, and spatial relationships, along with shot size and camera angle. This is where your character system becomes applied concept art.

What's included

3 videos4 readings1 assignment

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