Designing and Illustrating Antagonistic Characters
Morphology
A course by Patricio Oliver , Designer, Illustrator and Teacher
About the video: Morphology
Overview
“Now we will see possible structures to represent bodies comparing animal and human anatomies. We will take photos of our hands and feet to study the movements and we will synthesize the representations to bring them closer to the graphic visual system of our characters. ”
In this video lesson Patricio Oliver addresses the topic: Morphology, 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
“Morphology In this lesson we will talk about the shape and body of the characters and for that I want to use a quote from an illustrator that I admire a lot His name is Charlie Harper. "When I look at wildlife or something from nature, I don't count feathers on the wings, I only count the wings. " This quote speaks of his capacity for observation and synthesis when adapting something from nature to his work. During this unit, we will use this practice several times. Seeing the body of our characters, we have to ask ourselves which way we will take and if the current parameters are discarded...”
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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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