Follow the step-by-step to build a professional character for your portfolio in just 5 days and break into the game and film industry that pays $250 to $500 per day, even if you're just starting out.

From beginner sketches to portfolio-ready characters in days.

Here's what real students built in 5 days following the Character Creation Map:

You're exhausted. You've been drawing for years and your art is still sitting in a folder no one sees. And you keep thinking…

I get it.

You're tired of going in circles: studying, watching tutorials, trying to break in, but never getting a real shot.

Am I wrong?

Let's be honest about what's really happening:

You're stuck in tutorial hell..

You watch a video, feel inspired, open a new file and then nothing ships. You jump to the next tutorial. Repeat. The folder keeps filling up with unfinished sketches and half-rendered ideas. Your ArtStation is empty. Your folio doesn't exist yet. And the gap between where you are and where you want to be feels like it's getting wider, not smaller.

Tutorial hell isn't a motivation problem. It's a structure problem. You don't need more inspiration, you need a process that forces you to finish something.

The good news: there's a proven method tested by over 3,000 students to create professional characters and finally have a folio piece worth showing.

These are the 5 steps to build your first character from scratch and ship a portfolio piece in 5 days — using the same pipeline pros use at major studios.

Step 1: Collecting the right references

You’ll learn to use PureRef and build a reference board that actually fuels your design, not just a mood board that wastes time. This is where the character starts to exist. And the first step toward creating something that’s genuinely yours.

Step 2: Designing a unique silhouette

You’ll explore shapes, both traditional and digital, until you land on a silhouette that stands out. This is the step that separates a forgettable character from one that stops the scroll.

Step 3: Applying color with intention

You’ll learn how color builds personality and apply that logic directly to your character. Color isn’t decoration. It’s communication the character storytelling.

 

Step 4: Finalizing and polishing the design

You’ll structure, refine, and push the piece to the level the industry expects to see. This is where it goes from a sketch to something you’re genuinely proud of and that gets studios’ attention.

 

Step 5: Publishing to your portfolio

You’ll format and post your work to ArtStation the right way from file specs to presentation. You leave with an updated folio and a piece that’s ready to get you in the door at game and film studios.

 

Here's everything you get inside the Character Creation Map to build your first character from scratch and ship a folio piece in 5 days.

27 hands-on video lessons

The complete character creation pipeline: from blank canvas to ArtStation. Each lesson is designed to be applied the same day, so you’re building, not just watching.

 

The 5-day method

A no-nonsense schedule that kills procrastination. You know exactly what to do each day and on day 5, you have a finished piece in your hands.

 

Full professional creation pipeline

References, silhouettes, color, polish, and portfolio. The same workflow used by concept artists at major studios, broken down step by step for you to follow.

 

WAIT! THERE'S MORE.

MONTHLY LIVE SESSION

A private session where you can ask questions, turn on your camera, and learn new techniques in real time.

 

Lifetime access

No expiration date. The content is yours forever, access it anytime, as many times as you need. (And you can always join future monthly live sessions.)

 

Certificate of completion:

Finish the 5 days and you get your certificate. One more thing to put next to your new portfolio piece

 

The Character Creation Map is for you if…

  • ✅ You've been drawing for a while but never actually finished a professional character
  • ✅ You don't know where to start when it comes to building a folio
  • ✅ You feel stuck and you watch everyone else level up while you stay in place
  • ✅ You want to create characters but don't think you're good enough yet
  • ✅ You've watched way too many tutorials and shipped way too little
  • ✅ You want to turn what you love doing into something real, something you can show the world

If you checked at least 2 of those boxes and you want to build your first character from scratch and ship a folio piece in 5 days — this is for you.

Let's recap…

Here's everything you get inside the Character Creation Map:

  • ✅ Character Creation Map

$97 USD

  • ✅ Full professional creation pipeline

$47 USD

  • ✅ Monthly live sessions

$197 USD

  • ✅ Lifetime access

$97 USD

  • ✅ Certificate of completion

-Invaluable

All of this should cost $438 USD.

But today you can get access to the Character Creation Map for a lot less.

GET FULL ACCESS TO THE CHARACTER CREATION MAP TODAY FOR JUST:

Today’s promotional value:

$438 USD

$27 USD

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Now you study, apply the pipeline, and start building the folio that gets you hired.

Augusto Ribeirões

Creator of the Character Creation Map

Concept artist since 2015. I walked away from a stable teaching career to follow this industry and today I’ve worked with some of the biggest names in the game: Epic Games, Netflix, Ubisoft, Arctic7, Certain Affinity. I’ve collaborated directly with people like Alex Figini, Aaron Sims, and Zack Snyder.

 

After years inside these productions, I noticed the same gap everywhere: talented artists with no structured process to finish and present their work. They could draw. They just couldn’t ship. That’s why I built this map, so you have the exact path from blank canvas to portfolio piece, in 5 days.

You've got two options right now:

Option 1:

Keep watching tutorial after tutorial, never finishing anything, wondering when things are going to click while other artists land the gigs you want.

 

Option 2:

Invest $27, follow a proven 5-day process, and finally ship a real portfolio piece.

Let's be honest.

You already know which one moves you forward. Hit the button below and get started today.

Today’s promotional value:

$438 USD

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Frequently asked questions

Right after checkout, your access link is sent to the email you used to purchase. No waiting.

You can leave questions directly below each lesson inside the platform, and I’ll answer them personally.

Lifetime. The content is yours forever, watch it anytime, as many times as you want.

You have a full 30-day money-back guarantee. If you go through the material and feel it wasn’t worth it, just reach out and you’ll get a full refund. No questions asked.

PureRef (free) for references, plus any digital painting software you already use — Photoshop, Procreate, Clip Studio, or Krita all work. No new purchases required.

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