Character-Driven Illustration: Drawing from Imagination
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Course overview
- Provider
- Domestika
- Course type
- Paid course
- Level
- Beginner
- Deadline
- Flexible
- Duration
- 5 hours
- Lessons
- 21 lessons
- Certificate
- Available on completion
- Course author
- Marcos Chin
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Through character illustration, you can reflect the world around you and the feelings it evokes in you. Illustrator Marcos Chin specializes in creating narrative illustrations based on his own experiences. He has worked on everything from advertising campaigns to sculptures, and collaborated with brands including ESPN and The New York Times.
In this course, Marcos guides you through how to draw character-driven illustrations using your imagination. Create an image of one or more characters, and discover how to turn simple shapes into engaging illustrations full of personality. Designing characters comes from within, so don’t be afraid to put yourself in your art.
This is Marcos’ second course with Domestika. In his first, Composition and Color for Creative Illustration, he teaches you how to visually interpret a written piece and turn it into a meaningful illustration.
Description
Begin the course by getting to know illustrator Marcos Chin. He talks through his creative career, which spans 20 years, along with the important learnings he’s gained along the way. Discover the influences that inspire the work he creates.
Dive into the foundations of drawing characters. Learn what “shape language” is and see how to use organic shapes to convey characters with different personalities. Marcos guides you through how to draw gestures and use photo references to inspire the poses you create. Explore the basics of one, two, and three-point perspectives to illustrate from different angles. Then refine your gesture drawings to give them more form and structure.
Choose from a list of words provided by Marcos and create a loose sketch that encapsulates them using the techniques you’ve learned. Build on your initial sketch using reference photos as your guide. Begin with the head, before moving on to hands and feet. Then add clothing, as well as finer details like facial features and hair.
Time to finalize your linework. Start by cleaning up your drawing. Then, add color and texture, either digitally or using analog tools, to bring your finished illustration to life.
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