Fantasy Sketchbook: Draw Characters from Imagination
Texture and Balance
A course by Dibujante Nocturno , Illustrator
Joined January 2020
About the video: Texture and Balance
Overview
“Now I am going to talk to you about the importance of texture in drawing and I will put some of them into practice. In addition, I will show you how to take care of the design to achieve a balanced result.”
In this video lesson Dibujante Nocturno addresses the topic: Texture and Balance, which is part of the Domestika online course: Fantasy Sketchbook: Draw Characters from Imagination. Find your unique style by developing a habit of drawing and learning to bring fantastical creatures to life through your imagination.
Partial transcription of the video
“Texture and Balance In this lesson we will see the importance of textures in drawing. We will practice some of them and we will also see how to make a balanced drawing. The first thing we’ll see is the most basic texture. It is a network of lines, some lines that intersect with others that we can use to shade parts of the drawing or just add a bit more detail. These plots of lines that form textures can just be straight lines with a more basic shape or we can play with making curved lines that also help us to add some volume to some parts of the drawing. We must also take into account that ...”
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Course summary for: Fantasy Sketchbook: Draw Characters from Imagination
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Creativity, Drawing, Sketchbook, Traditional illustration

Dibujante Nocturno
A course by Dibujante Nocturno
Fran Garcés, better known as Dibujante Nocturno, is a professional illustrator from the Canary Islands. His work centers around his dark and epic compositions, which he produces both independently and for projects like Magic (MTG) from Wizards of the Coast. He's always loved illustrating a whole host of different creatures from his imagination, drawing inspiration from nature and organic shapes.
Social media has become an important tool for showcasing his work and his Instagram handle is @dibujantenocturno. He's collaborated with publishers like Wizards of the Coast and Grupo Anaya, and has published a few of his own books, including the artbook Dibujante Nocturno: The Art of Fran Garcés, with 3dtotal Publishing.
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