{"product_id":"character-design-quarterly-34-9781915992215","title":"Character Design Quarterly 34","description":"\u003cb\u003eCharacter Design Quarterly (CDQ) is a lively, creative magazine bringing inspiration, expert insights, and leading techniques from professional illustrators, artists, and character art enthusiasts worldwide.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach issue provides detailed tutorials on creating diverse characters, enabling you to explore the processes and decision making that go into creating amazing characters. Learn new ways to develop your own ideas, and discover from the artists what it is like to work for prolific animation studios such as Disney, Warner Bros., and DreamWorks. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe cover for issue 34 is by Simone Ferriero (aka Simz), a freelance comic-book artist and illustrator from Italy who has a huge 431K followers on Instagram. Simz is known for his drawings of ghost cats and modern-day witches, with a style inspired by Japanese cartoons and comics. He takes us through the creation of his cover, then we interview him about his career and his current creative plans. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso featured in this issue is Tom Booth (335K followers on Instagram) an art director, illustrator, and author, based in Brooklyn, New York. He has created characters for Simon \u0026amp; Schuster, Netflix, Random House, and is known for his extensive work in children's literature. He talks to us about creating the video game \u003ci\u003ePine\u003c\/i\u003e, for which he served as the artistic and narrative lead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e 3dtotal Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781915992215\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 104","brand":"Simone Simz Ferriero","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51708063187125,"sku":"9781915992215","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_157c3d0e-40de-4a95-91a7-54ae2da37134.jpg?v=1757397263","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/character-design-quarterly-34-9781915992215","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}