This one’s simple.
The original idea comes from an illustration by Malcolm Montieth.
I’ve broken it down into a resource sheet and this video tutorial so you can actually understand how this style works instead of just looking at it and guessing.
You’re not designing characters.
You’re building them.
Pick a head.
Pick a neck.
Chuck on some eyes, a nose, a mouth.
Move on.
No planning. No “does this look good?”
Just draw it and keep going.
What you’ll get out of this:
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How to build loads of characters fast without freezing up
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How to use fat → medium → thin lines so your drawings actually look decent
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How to reuse shapes and patterns so everything feels connected
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How to make your drawings pop with that black box + white edge trick
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How to stop binning drawings just because of one dodgy line
End goal: a full page of faces, not one “perfect” one.
