Illustrated Character Design and World Creation

Materials and Tools

A course by Nathan Jurevicius , Character Designer

98% positive reviews (176)

3,447 students

Audio: English

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About the video: Materials and Tools

Overview

“One of the fun moments in any new creative endeavour is gathering together the tools required to complete the task. In this lesson, I’ll show you some of my favourite materials and how you'll be using them throughout the ideation process up unto the finished project.”

In this video lesson Nathan Jurevicius addresses the topic: Materials and Tools, which is part of the Domestika online course: Illustrated Character Design and World Creation. Learn how to create original characters and envision the environment they inhabit.

Partial transcription of the video

“Materials and Tools In this lesson I'll show you the materials that I normally use every day and also the materials I'll be using throughout the course. Now, there are many things here that I love to play around with. One of them is this beautiful pencil called the Blackwing. These are really, really beautiful pencils. They're soft, they allow for some excellent drawing. If you have a chance to try one of these I highly recommend it. My favourite colour pencils to use are Prismacolor. Out of all the pencils I've used in all my life these are the best pencils I've ever tried. They're very so...”

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Course summary for: Illustrated Character Design and World Creation

Level: Beginner
98% positive reviews (176)
3447 students
4 units
25 lessons (5h 18m)
1 download

Category
Illustration
Software
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
Areas
Character Design, Digital Illustration, Traditional illustration, Vector Illustration

Nathan Jurevicius

A course by Nathan Jurevicius

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Character Designer

Nathan Jurevicius is an illustrator, director, toy designer, author, and concept artist. His work has appeared in numerous publications, advertising campaigns, and galleries around the world. Born in Australia and currently living in Toronto, Nathan was gently coerced into a life of painting, drawing, and crafts from an early age.

Nathan specializes in creating immersive worlds inhabited by unique characters. His most acclaimed concept to date is Scarygirl, an ever-evolving world of characters manifested through graphic novels, limited edition figures, video games, and a feature film currently in production.

Nathan’s recent projects include his animated short film and book JUNCTION, the Australian Academy Award-winning PELEDA series based on Lithuanian mythology, and a glass sculpture collaboration with IKEA.