Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

From Snow White to Shrek, from Fred Flintstone to SpongeBob SquarePants, the design of a character conveys personality before a single word of dialogue is spoken. Designing Characters with Personality shows artists how to create a distinctive character, then place that character in context within a script, establish hierarchy, and maximize the impact of pose and expression. Practical exercises help readers put everything together to make their new characters sparkle. Lessons from the author, who designed the dragon Mushu (voiced by Eddie Murphy) in Disney's Mulan--plus big-name experts in film, TV, video games, and graphic novels--make a complex subject accessible to every artist.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Chapter 1 What Does A Character Designer Do All Day?
• Two Kinds of Character Designers
• Where to Begin
• Imagining the Characters
• Character Hierarchy
• Chapter 2 Let's Start Designing Characters!
• The Meat, Potatoes, and Veggies of Character Design
• Shape
• Size
• Variance
• Begin with the Basic Shapes
• Doggy Do!
• Chapter 3 Creating Appealing Character Drawings
• Start with a Circle-Again?
• Turning Your Character in 3-D
• Pushing Your Design
• Chapter 4 Drawing (Beautiful) Women
• Proportions
• Curves and Rhythm
• Tilts
• Faces and Eyes
• Hairstyles and Clothing
• Chapter 5 Four Legs: A Whole Different Animal
• Choose the Nature of Your Beast
• Importance of Anatomy
• Cuteness Factor
• Chapter 6 Look Your Age!
• Babies
• Children
• Teens
• Adults
• Older People
• Chapter 7 Monsters, Creatures, And Personalities?
• Creature Questions
• Anatomy 101
• Shake and Bake
• Let's Give 'Em a Hand
• Cyborg A-Go-Go
• I'm Not Dead Yet
• Exploring a Design
• Miscellaneous Fun Stuff
• Chapter 8 Groupings, or Creating the Cast
• Variety Is the Spice of Life
• It Takes Two
• Chapter 9 Putting It All Together: Pose, Color, and Style
• Pose and Emote!
• The Eyes Have It
• Go with the Flow
• Color Personality
• Rounding Out the Cast
• Style