I have semi-recently been conned into watching One Piece. I say conned with a lot of love, because I’m really enjoying it; both the story and the core-sample that is decades of improvement in animation are right up my alley. I say semi-recently because I’m on episode four hundred and five, and that took a significant time investment. I wanted to feature a character designer this week because One Piece has me thinking about what makes different kinds of character designs impactful.
That’s quite a cloud [Portgas D. Ace(One piece) Fan Art].
Sungmoo Heo is a Character Designer, Concept Artist, and Illustrator located in South Korea. Heo’s portfolio consists of a wide variety of charming art, and includes a range of illustration types from black and white linework to colorful paintings. A skilled artist, Heo also created a class on Coloso that focuses on anatomy and character design. The class is available in Korean, with subtitled versions for Japanese and English.