Futuristic Character Illustration: From Concept to Creation
Coming up with a Character Concept
A course by Max Prentis , Illustrator
About the video: Coming up with a Character Concept
Overview
“The time has come to conceptualize your character! I will show you how to make a mood board that will help you to solidify and streamline your ideas. This can be used as a reference point later when drafting the character. I encourage you to explore a wide variety of sources, themes, and mediums to help you think outside the box. ”
In this video lesson Max Prentis addresses the topic: Coming up with a Character Concept, which is part of the Domestika online course: Futuristic Character Illustration: From Concept to Creation. Illustrate your vision of the future by creating unique characters filled with color, texture, and patterns using both analog and digital tools.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson, we'll start conceptualizing our character. for the final project. to begin with. I usually create a mood board and build it in Photoshop. This is really a personal piece. So. Make your run. So this is my mood block here. I created it in Photoshop. Generally, I try to personalize it to me. And what I like. So with this space, I've started with a few poses. These two poses here. I'm going to be the basis of the position of my character, which he will stand in. Other things that I've added just random things that I like. mainly the clothing. Over here. I've tried to do a mix be...”
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Course summary for: Futuristic Character Illustration: From Concept to Creation
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Adobe Photoshop -
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Character Design, Digital Illustration, Drawing, Ink Illustration, Traditional illustration
Max Prentis
A course by Max Prentis
Max Prentis is a freelance illustrator who specializes in ink and digital art for character-focused illustration. Encouraged by his parents, he began drawing from a young age and eventually went on to study illustration. After graduating, he began sharing his art on social media before going on to focus on his freelance work full-time in 2016.
Throughout his career, Max has worked with brands such as Intel, Google, Nike, and Avex, and with animation companies like Goldenwolf, Cartoon Network, and Nexus. He also worked with musician Tokimonsta's on her Grammy-nominated album Lune Rouge. Alongside his client work, Max continues to share his work with over 130K followers on Instagram.
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