Designing and Illustrating Antagonistic Characters
Why antagonistic?
A course by Patricio Oliver , Designer, Illustrator and Teacher
About the video: Why antagonistic?
Overview
“There is a very rich history of characters whose antagonistic identities have been iconically constructed in the imaginary. We will see some of them and I will explain to you why this relationship has always been so present in my life since my childhood. ”
In this video lesson Patricio Oliver addresses the topic: Why antagonistic?, which is part of the Domestika online course: Designing and Illustrating Antagonistic Characters. Learn the creative process to create amazing characters with opposite qualities in a story.
Partial transcription of the video
“Why antagonistic? Hello, to start this process that we will do together, I will ask you a fairly basic question. Why antagonistic? Why do we want the characters to be that way? We will go back a little to my childhood to see the origin of this fascination by this classic archetype. To start this lesson, I found it interesting to bring a quote from Jack Kirby, who is the man in this photo, and they will wonder who he was. Well, Jack Kirby was a cartoonist and comic creator whom I admire a lot and who, during the 60s, somehow made a radical change in the North American cartoon and co-created ...”
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Course summary for: Designing and Illustrating Antagonistic Characters
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Illustrator -
Areas
Character Design, Comic, Digital Drawing, Digital Illustration, Drawing, Traditional illustration
Patricio Oliver
A course by Patricio Oliver
Patricio Oliver graduated in Graphic Design from the University of Buenos Aires, where he later taught Typography and Illustration. His style focuses on the synthetic and the dynamic to create organic geometry filled with color. He specializes in character design, comics, editorial illustration, and product design for character licensing.
He has worked for brands like Pony, Kid Robot, Cartoon Network, History Channel, and National Geographic Kids, among others. He also illustrates books and has published comics that focus on themes like gender and diversity, including superhero comics with a very personal approach.
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