About the Book
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 38 is byJordi Lafebre, an illustrator, visual development artist, and author of several graphic novels based in Barcelona, Spain. Across a twenty-eight-year career, he has worked for clients such as Marvel and Netflix, and in recent years his graphic-novel projects have won a string of awards.
About the Author :
Edited by 3dtotal Publishing, based in Worcester, England, UK. 3dtotal publish high-quality art books dedicated to bringing invaluable training to beginners, hobbyists, and professionals alike. Their books feature top industry professionals from around the globe who share their experience in skillfully written step-by-step tutorials and guides. Illustrated throughout with stunning artwork, these best-selling publications offer creative insight, expert advice, and essential motivation. Cover artist Jordi Lafebre is an illustrator, visual development artist, and author of several graphic novels from Barcelona, Spain. Across a twenty-eight-year career, he has worked for clients such as Marvel and Netflix, and in recent years his graphic-novel projects have won a string of awards. Julian del Rey (21K Instagram followers) is an illustrator and concept artist based in Spain who has worked for Riot Games, Supersolid, and Pyro Studios. Sabrina Weeks (1,355 Instagram followers) is a British-Chinese illustrator and comic artist born and raised in Los Angeles. Her clients include Habitats Magazine, Pixelberry Studios, Blue Rondo Games, and more. Connie Kang (326K Instagram followers) is a popular artist an art director based in Los Angeles who specialises in character design and illustration. Her clients include SEGA of America, Lucasfilm, Disney Interactive, Riot Games, Play Studio, and more. Carlos Sánchez (16.4K Instagram followers) is a designer, illustrator, and comic artist based in Barcelona, Spain. In 2025, his debut graphic novel, Rune: The Tale of a Thousand Faces, was the first of its kind to win an award in the Waterstones Children's Book Prize category. Flor de Jager (143K Instagram followers) is an illustrator, concept artist, and owner of the brand Chetom. She has worked with brands such as Huion, Makeship, Ohuhu, and more. Cheng is a visual development artist based in Los Angeles. His professional journey spans both China and the United States, working across the animation and video-game industries. He currently works as a visual development artist for Warner Bros. Melanie Tikhonova (13.5K Instagram followers) is a concept artist for Mighty Canvas (previously at Wildbrain and Titmouse), whose work is inspired by her love of shapes, colours, people, and places. Kenneth Anderson (92K Instagram followers) is a freelance character designer and illustrator from Scotland. He has been working for twenty years between games design, animation, and illustration. His clients include Nick Jr, Brown Bag Films, DreamWorks TV, BBC CBeebies, Sesame Workshop, OddBot, Lighthouse Studios, Imagine FX, and more.
