Urban-Style Character Creation
Study of bodies and poses
A course by Felixantos , Concept Artist and Illustrator
About the video: Study of bodies and poses
Overview
“In this lesson we will draw loose lines to build different bodies. We will know how to pose the same character in different poses, sizes and contexts. Each body is different from the other, some we will associate with vertical, curved, circular, pointed, triangular, square shapes. ”
In this video lesson Felixantos addresses the topic: Study of bodies and poses, which is part of the Domestika online course: Urban-Style Character Creation. Use concept art techniques to illustrate unique characters with a professional finish.
Partial transcription of the video
“Body and pose study Now I will teach you how to build a male and female body and we will study different contexts. In this lesson we will talk about the study of bodies and poses. We will do different exercises on different types of bodies. We will know poses, sizes, builds and we will associate the shapes, like a circle, a square and a rectangle with the body shape of a man and a woman. Let's start with how to structure an entire body. I speak to you about the canons, the academic canon to pose a body are seven and a half heads. We will do it in this case of seven heads nothing more becaus...”
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Course summary for: Urban-Style Character Creation
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Character Design, Concept Art, Digital Illustration, Traditional illustration

Felixantos
A course by Felixantos
Víctor Félix Díaz, better known as Felixantos, is an illustrator from Peru that has been professionally illustrating for around ten years. He specializes in concept art and in the creation of characters and sets, but also does portraits and caricatures, among other things.
He has worked for advertising projects, as well as animation studios and videogames. He’s passionate about concept art because it follows the rules of the story’s narrative arc, which he then portrays in his illustrations.
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- Updated on 06/29/2020