Creative Techniques for Design and Illustration of Characters
Connecting with the culture of the moment
A course by Gastón Caba , Character designer and illustrator
About the video: Connecting with the culture of the moment
Overview
“We will see how we can relate our work to other cultural productions to connect more effectively with our community of readers.”
In this video lesson Gastón Caba addresses the topic: Connecting with the culture of the moment, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creative Techniques for Design and Illustration of Characters. Create a narrative universe for your characters based on your own experiences.
Partial transcription of the video
“[functional music] When we find the work of some author In any medium that is We will also meet in some way What are your tastes with What are your influences? And sometimes the winks they make are so obvious that, What they are really doing It is to extend a network of meaning that, If we know That reference you are talking about, That will reach us and will connect us In a more intense and deeper way with that creator So, we understand this way of referring To other works, as a way to extend a very wide network To capture the attention of readers and tell them What are our tastes What are...”
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Course summary for: Creative Techniques for Design and Illustration of Characters
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Category
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Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Character Design, Creativity
Gastón Caba
A course by Gastón Caba
Gastón Caba is an illustrator, character designer, pattern designer and teacher. He currently lives and works in the city of Quilmes, Buenos Aires. His designs and characters are internationally recognized for his cheerful and colorful style and he has worked for brands such as Adidas, Benetton, Diesel, Coca-Cola, Orange or Sony Playstation, among others.
In 2005 he created an ambitious project called Ping Pong Remix, in which he invited more than 70 artists from around the world to reinterpret his work.
From 2010 he started with his project We Love Patterns, a series of group and individual illustration courses in companies and colleges and in 2011 he joined the teaching team of Daniel Roldán's illustration department at the UBA.
Since 2015 he has collaborated in the magazine Anorak with his adorable character Round Bunny, a classic strip of four panels and in 2016 Round Bunny became the protagonist of the book "Churro, the rabbit" edited by Edelvives.
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