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BEETLEJULIA'S CHARACTER LAB:
Full Guide to Expressive, Intriguing designs
Boost your creative digital skills and start creating catchy designs with 7+ hours of content and 40+ video lessons in my beginner friendly self-paced course.Â
Starting with a blank page can be scary...
Character design becomes exciting and approachable once you understand the process!
That’s the strength of this course: a clear, structured path that helps you build expressive, memorable characters with confidence.
This course was created to help you move past doubt and overwhelm, giving you the skills you need to design characters with personality, emotion, and strong visual storytelling. Step by step, you’ll explore shape language, anatomy, poses, color choices, expressions, and the deeper worldbuilding that shapes who your character truly is.
Once you learn the foundations of expressive character design, you’ll have the freedom to develop a visual style that feels uniquely yours. Throughout this journey, you’ll be guided with practical techniques, creative exercises, and professional insights that make the entire process easy to follow and fun to explore. You’ll learn not just how to draw characters, but how to bring them to life with purpose and style.
By the end, you’ll have the tools, clarity, and confidence to create polished, lively characters that feel full of personality and story.
Hi! I’m Giulia, or @beetlejulia
a cartoon character designer and illustrator.
I’ve been drawing since childhood, but things got serious after I saw my first Tim Burton movie - that mix of whimsy and darkness completely hooked me.
I originally studied agronomy, then followed my heart to the fine art academy, where I dove into digital art and character design.Â
I’ve had the exciting opportunity to collaborate with Jack in the Box on creating an artwork for a design displayed on trams in Los Angeles during Comic-Con. I also had the honor of having one of my worked featured in Jack in the Box’s calendar for the month of October where I created a full art piece of their mascotte in my style. Beyond my commercial work, I love sharing my passion for art with the next generation and have taught kids about character design and comics through engaging art workshops.
My work focuses on expressive, colorful cartoon characters - full of personality and story. I love exploring shape language, poses, gesture, color palettes, and expressions to make each character feel alive. I also enjoy creating fan art and developing my own comic characters with their worlds.
LEARN MOREWhat people say about my art style:
Imagine overcoming your worries and finally knowing how to create expressive, alive, and uniquely stylized characters…
Starting something new can feel intimidating - you might worry your characters won’t look how you imagine, that your anatomy or poses aren’t “good enough” or that you don’t have a unique style to stand out. But what if you could move past those doubts and design characters with clarity and confidence?
That’s exactly what this character design course is built to help you achieve. Step by step, you’ll learn how to:
✏️ Sketch and build strong foundations, using shape language, simplified anatomy, and clear construction.
đź’« Create dynamic poses and expressive motion that instantly bring energy and personality to your characters.
🎠Design characters with real emotion and personality, exploring expressions, storytelling, and identity.
🎨 Develop visual language and style, from silhouettes to color choices, making each character feel uniquely yours.
With practical techniques, structured lessons, and creative exercises, you’ll not only improve your drawing skills - you’ll discover how to think like a character designer and develop your own artistic voice.
By the end of the course, you’ll feel confident creating polished, expressive characters full of story, style, and life - and you’ll know exactly how to get there.
SIGN UP NOWAt the end of the course you will be able to:
Level Up Your Anatomy Skills
Create Characters That Shine
Find Your Style & Adapt to Any Art Form
Course Content
I will show you how to use the available tools and templates to create fun and authentic designs in an easy way.
But this course goes beyond just acquiring theoretical skills. I will also show you how to create visual and creative content that captures your audience's attention and effectively communicates the message you want to convey. You will learn to choose the right colors and fonts and position images effectively.
In addition, the course also includes practical activities and 40+Â video lessons to help you practice what you have learned and develop your skills gradually. I will also provide you with all the resources you need to support you on this journey from zero to becoming an expert!
In this course you will learn:
Module 1, 2 & 3
Introduction, Tools & Finding Inspiration
In this opening section, you’ll get familiar with the course structure, goals, and what to expect moving forward. We’ll cover the essential equipment and software you’ll need, along with practical guidance on where and how to search for inspiration. By the end of these modules, you’ll be mentally prepared, technically equipped, and creatively inspired to begin your character design journey with confidence.
Module 4, 5 & 6
Anatomy Basics, Poses & Shape Language
These modules focus on building strong foundations for believable characters. You’ll learn basic anatomy through simplified skeletons and muscles, understand how to create dynamic poses, and explore how shapes and motion influence character personality. The goal here is not realism, but clarity, movement, and expressive design.
Module 7, 8 & 9
Expression, Identity & Character Foundations
Here we dive into emotion and identity. You’ll explore facial expressions, emotions, and how they communicate feelings, then move into defining who your character is through archetypes and storytelling. Finally, you’ll start designing the base of your character, setting up strong visual and narrative foundations for further refinement.
Module 10, 11 & 12
Refinement, Personality & Bringing Characters to Life
This section is all about polishing and depth. You’ll refine your character’s design using shape and color language, develop clear characteristics, and bring everything together through sketches and lineups. These modules help transform a rough concept into a character that feels alive, cohesive, and intentional.
Module 13, 14 & 15
Recreation, Self-Insert & Finalization
In the final stretch, you’ll learn how to recreate existing characters respectfully, redesign them with your own spin, and turn yourself into a character that fits naturally into a world or art style. The course wraps up with guidance on sharing your work, protecting it online, and celebrating your progress with confidence and pride.
Included in the course you will find:
40+ lessons in FULL HD, totaling more than 7+ hours of course time. You can watch these lessons whenever and however you want, FOREVER!
Exercises along the lessons to become familiar with digital tools and processes!
Bonus materials at your disposal that you can use to practice or create your own stunning creations!
Access to a Discord community of students of character design, just like you! You can practice together and clear up any doubts by talking to me or other subscribers!
My dedicated support: you can write to me anytime you want on Discord or via email for support, or for any other concerns. I will always strive to get back to you as soon as possible!Â
...and much more!!Â
FIND OUT MORECourse Platform
In this video, I will show you the course, lessons, and additional materials.
Within the course you will find 15 modules, starting with the basics of digital art and ending with specific uses of this tool. I recommend that you watch the sessions in order, as we will see progressively more complex topics in the course. Remember that you can always go back and watch the lessons as often as you need to!
All videos are in FULL HD and you can adjust the speed, audio, and quality. Also, depending on the lessons, you can find attached PDFs for exercises and links to the templates we use during the lessons.
Bonuses:
What will you get extra by joining the course!
Sketches for Practice or Reference
With this bonus, you will get access to a collection of curated sketches designed to help you improve faster. You can use them for practice, study, or as reference material when creating your own characters.
Value: $19Â FREE!
Anatomy Study Resources
You will receive a PDF anatomy guide and access to a 3D anatomy website. These tools will help you quickly understand muscles, proportions, and body structure so you can draw more accurate and confident characters.
Value:Â $19Â FREE!
Self-Insert
Step-By-Step
Ever wanted to see yourself as a character in your favorite TV show, game, or story? This fun bonus shows you step-by-step how to turn yourself into a character and drop them into any fictional world you love!
Value:Â $29Â FREE!
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2026 has just begun; it is the perfect time to refocus on yourself and your ambitions!
Here you can find two options that only differ in how you want to pay. The first option is a one time payment, and the second is a monthly option with three installments. The price displayed below is in dollars, but you can pay with ANY currency.
To celebrate the very first opening of this course, I’m giving a SPECIAL DISCOUNT:  $100 OFF the full course price! 🎉
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My guarantee to every student
If you are not satisfied with the course for any reason, you have the right to a full refund within the first 14 days. This is my guarantee to you; I want all my students to be satisfied. Also, this means there is no risk at all!
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