Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Want to improve your character design skills for video games? 🎮 In this tutorial, award-winning artist and game developer Marlowe Dobbe shares her process for designing stylized game characters using references—one of the most essential tools for creating memorable designs.

Marlowe is known for her work on Dicey Dungeons, Floppy Knights, and the upcoming Slay the Spire 2, and currently works as an artist at Mega Crit Games. She specializes in creating large casts of unique characters for roguelike and strategy games.

In this video, she walks you through:

- How to use reference images effectively in character design
- Tips for designing characters for games with large rosters
- Her full workflow using the Wacom Cintiq 16 pen display
- How to develop a cute, stylized character from concept to final

Whether you're a game developer, concept artist, or illustration student, this video is packed with insights that will level up your creative process.

🖥️ Learn more about the Wacom Cintiq 16:
👉 wacom.com/en-us/products/pen-displays/wacom-cintiq

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