We’ve been chasing down cool podcasts by African creatives since we started Space Squid. One of these is Fiko’s Corner by our good friend Kofi Ofosu and we’re in love.

Have you ever wondered what it is like to become a good illustrator and character designer? Or perhaps, yearned to go behind the scenes with one such creative and hear their story, learn from them, discover their tips and secrets?

Say hello to Fiko’s Corner by Kofi Ofosu aka BrakuStar.

I’m just trying to create valuable content to help other creatives. Content that has helped me to become the kind of artist I am today.

Kofi Ofosu

Fiko’s Corner is a weekly podcast for artists and creatives. Here, Ghanaian character designer and illustrator, Kofi Ofosu shares tip, tricks and philosophies he’s picked up on his artistic journey that will be helpful to other aspiring artists and even to other working professionals.

Episode 1

On this episode, Kofi introduces himself and what the podcast is going to be about—mainly art. Through this podcast, Kofi will share the things he has learned on his artistic journey that will be useful to other aspiring artists and even working professionals as well.

Episode 2

On this episode, Kofi talks about the fundamentals and gives practical tips that anyone can apply to get better at character design.

Listen below.

Book Recommendations

• Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter by James Gurney
• Figure Drawing for all Its Worth by Andrew Loomis
• Figure Drawing Design and Invention by Michael Hampton
• How to Draw: Drawing and Sketching Objects and Environments From Your Imagination by Scott Robertson
• Framed Perspective Vol. 1: Technical Drawing for Visual Storytelling by Marcos Mateu Mestre
• Framed Perspective Vol. 2: Technical Drawing for Shadows, Volume and Characters by Marcos Mateu Mestre
• Framed Ink: Drawing and Composition for Visual Storytellers by Marcos Mateu Mestre
• Force Drawing by Michael Matessi

Follow Fiko’s Corner on Instagram, Twitter and YouTube. Prefer email instead? Send a hello to fikos.corner@gmail.com.

About Kofi Ofosu

Kofi is a freelance character designer and concept artist from Ghana. Other than designing characters, Kofi loves to imagine and build worlds.

Kofi is one of the artists who worked on the award-winning Lake of Tears along with Alfred Achiampong and Setor Fiadzigbey. Kofi has an IP in the works called Champion about boxing. While not much has been revealed about the project, the few character designs Kofi has teased promise an exciting adventure into the sport of punching.