Character Creation for Illustrated Stories
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Course overview
- Provider
- Domestika
- Course type
- Paid course
- Level
- Beginner
- Deadline
- Flexible
- Duration
- 2 hours
- Lessons
- 12 lessons
- Certificate
- Available on completion
- Course author
- Valentina Toro
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A huge part of the magic of character creation lies in giving them personality, purpose, and their own private world. For illustrator and writer Valentina Toro, it's also another way to connect her inner self with the outside world. Want to how learn to bring unforgettable characters to life?
In this course, Valentina teaches you how to create a character using a text to understand their essence through the lens of their private world. Discover all the tools you need to write and illustrate a scene inhabited by your story's protagonists. If you'd like to delve even deeper, take a look at her previous course Illustrating and Writing a Children's book.
Description
Start by hearing a little about Valentina, her journey through the world of illustration, and her main influences. She also gives you an overview of the course content.
Next, explore the different types of characters that have emerged over time thanks to oral tradition and folklore across cultures. Identify the defining characteristics of their personalities and study some examples of how they interact with each other.
After doing a few initial sketches, explore every possible detail that makes up your characters' universe to help you develop their shared scene. Then your teacher shows you how to apply a color palette, define the size of your illustration, and tweak the final details.
Wrap things up hearing Valentina's tricks for putting together a portfolio of your scenes. She also shares the wide range of possibilities for testing and developing your creativity and pushing the boundaries of your illustrated universes.
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