Art Toy Creation
Design and sketch
A course by Luaiso Lopez , Graphic Designer
About the video: Design and sketch
Overview
“In this lesson I will teach you how to design an art toy based on your choice. We will also see the importance of nuances and the option to print your style and references. The style are those characteristics that make up the visual finish of your work, which will give your art toy personality. The proper style is the grail of the artists, it is a constant search to find those genuine signs that define you and your work, show your creativity and let you see your influences. It may be the colors you use, the shapes, the material you work with, the textures, the type of character you do ... Your style is what, to some extent, gives the value to your work for being made by you. I leave you in resources a link to a very complete article about the 12 principles of animation, where you can learn some keys to give life to your character beyond the pose. ”
In this video lesson Luaiso Lopez addresses the topic: Design and sketch, which is part of the Domestika online course: Art Toy Creation. Learn how to design, build and model a unique and collectible 3D character.
Partial transcription of the video
“DESIGN AND SKETCH In this lesson, we'll learn how to design an art toy based on the idea we chose in the previous lesson. It's best to work with one of your ideas, but if that seems hard, you can use mine. I've chosen the frog because it reminded me of the Brothers Grimm story. The main message of the story is that beauty is on the inside. But it also made me think a bit about the need for the frog to turn into a prince through a kiss. The way I'll make this frog convey that message is by giving him lipstick in his hands as if he's asking you to kiss him. As a finishing touch, I'll add a cr...”
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Course summary for: Art Toy Creation
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Category
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Areas
Art Toys, Character Design, Sculpture, Toy Design
Luaiso Lopez
A course by Luaiso Lopez
Born in Alicante, Spain, Luaiso López is a graduate in graphic design at Espai Grafic and in desktop publishing at EASDA. He then started illustrating professionally and created his first collection of sculptures in 2014.
His first limited edition Zombie Mario sold out a few weeks after it was released in Singapore with Pobber Toys. He has participated in various exhibitions and has created Art Toy work for Museo TOPIC in Guipúzcoa, in collaboration with Kram. He designed a Zombie Popeye for Medialink for the character’s 90th anniversary. He was awarded the Contemporary Art Prize “Propuestas” in 2011 for his work as a photographer and illustrator.
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