Character Design

Rosa is an original character I designed for a children’s picture book I’m developing. This turnaround sheet shows her from the front, 3/4, side and back so she stays consistent from page to page.

The brief
Create a lead character who reads as bossy, fearless and kind at first glance, and who is simple enough to draw again and again across a whole picture book.

What I made

• Full turnaround: front, 3/4, side and back views
• Personality notes and a fixed color palette
• Costume details: coral tee with soft embroidery, yellow shorts, blue flip-flops, a woven crossbody bag and pigtails with pink hair ties
• Drawn digitally in Krita

The result
A ready-to-use reference sheet for illustrating Rosa throughout the book. It is part of a larger character set that also includes an expression sheet and a 3D model.