Design and Creation of an Art Toy: From Person to Character

Skeleton and pose

A course by Luaiso Lopez , Graphic Designer

Graphic Designer. Barcelona, Spain.
Joined January 2015
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4,293 students
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About the video: Skeleton and pose

Overview

“In this lesson I am going to teach you how to make a skeleton as a structure for your Art Toy so that it is firm and has balance. I am going to play with the poses to, in the end, decide for the one that presents an attitude and personality that best suits the person of reference. For this I will use 2 mm thick iron wire and another as thin as possible to fix the first one well. ”

In this video lesson Luaiso Lopez addresses the topic: Skeleton and pose, which is part of the Domestika online course: Design and Creation of an Art Toy: From Person to Character. Learn how to capture the characteristics of a person and bring them to life in a 3D character.

Partial transcription of the video

“Skeleton and pose In this lesson you will see how to make a skeleton that will support the figure that we will make. We will use 2 mm wire, which is sufficiently hard so that it resists the weight of the clay and everything that we are going to put on it, but that you can handle it with the pliers and do not leave your hands working. We are going to use this wire, it is the finest I found. As long as it is wire, even if it is very fine, get hold of it because it will help you fix the one we use first. We are going to make the body parts, as if it were a real skeleton and I'll teach you how ...”

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Course summary for: Design and Creation of an Art Toy: From Person to Character

  • Level: Beginner
  • 99% positive reviews (136)
  • 4293 students
  • 4 units
  • 15 lessons (2h 39m)
  • 1 download
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    Craft
  • Areas

    Art Toys, Character Design, Sculpture, Toy Design

Luaiso Lopez

Luaiso Lopez
A course by Luaiso Lopez

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Born in Alicante, Spain, Luaiso López is a graduate in graphic design at Espai Grafic and in desktop publishing at EASDA. He then started illustrating professionally and created his first collection of sculptures in 2014.

His first limited edition Zombie Mario sold out a few weeks after it was released in Singapore with Pobber Toys. He has participated in various exhibitions and has created Art Toy work for Museo TOPIC in Guipúzcoa, in collaboration with Kram. He designed a Zombie Popeye for Medialink for the character’s 90th anniversary. He was awarded the Contemporary Art Prize “Propuestas” in 2011 for his work as a photographer and illustrator.


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Design and Creation of an Art Toy: From Person to Character. Craft course by Luaiso Lopez

Design and Creation of an Art Toy: From Person to Character

A course by Luaiso Lopez
Graphic Designer. Barcelona, Spain.
Joined January 2015
  • 99% positive reviews (136)
  • 4,293 students