Designing a static character is an art in itself, but what about those that need to come to life via animation? This is the speciality of Luis Gadea, and his career has seen him design characters for the likes of DreamWorks TV, Warner Bros. Animation and Netflix. We caught up with him to learn more about his work, and what artists need to keep in mind when making animated character designs.
Can you tell us a little about your background as an artist?
I’d draw from time to time, but it wasn’t until I was 13 years old that I became more curious about it, and I expressed my desire to learn how to draw to my parents. This led to my mum finding some manga classes for me on Saturday mornings, and I then took a second one on caricature.
After this I started drawing properly every single day. I was now in high school and quickly became ‘the guy who drew’. During high school I never thought of pursuing art as a living, I just enjoyed it and had a lot of fun drawing silly ideas around characters.
Later on I joined Costa
