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Free Download: Warm Up Exercises to Create Fantasy Characters With Japanese Influence

by Whitney Ryan @whitney_ryan

Discover a free course warm-up download and practice before creating the course project!

Elena G. Bansh is an Italian-Russian visual artist, who was born and raised in Milan, Italy. Now she is based between London and Seoul and creates dreamy, surreal works for all to enjoy! Her inspirations come from daily life and her travel experiences around the world, but also by the natural world and the sensation of inaccessibility and mystery she feels while diving in it.

Illustrated by Elena Bansh — Illustrated by Elena G. Bansh

In her Domestika Course, “Fantasy Character Illustration with Japanese Influence”, she teaches students how to transform real-world inspiration into captivating character designs influenced by Japanese culture. Students learn how to bring their characters to life while also getting a special peek into Elena’s artistic process, allowing them to create art with deep and meaningful stories.

Today we want to share with you a free downloadable warm up with exercises from Elena’s course!

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