Character Design: From the Sketch to the Final Art
Stroke, color application and shadows I
A course by Paulo Villagrán , Illustrator, designer and graphic artist
Joined May 2016
About the video: Stroke, color application and shadows I
Overview
“You will learn to digitize your sketch and give it line quality. ”
In this video lesson Paulo Villagrán addresses the topic: Stroke, color application and shadows I, which is part of the Domestika online course: Character Design: From the Sketch to the Final Art. Learn to create illustrated characters in an analogue and digital manner.
Partial transcription of the video
“How are you. Well now let's get into the world of illustrator. In this vector world where good, let's start to vectorize in a professional way, in a clean way, these characters that start from a sketch, start at the best of an idea and that's good, now we're going to convert them to well-made vectors, in professionally linked vectors, colors, as chosen, etc, etc. So well, let's get to illustrator. Here we are in the illustrator part. In the part of the vectors to know what to do with this world of vectors, that the truth to me in particular I find it very fun and well, let's start. Here I h...”
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Course summary for: Character Design: From the Sketch to the Final Art
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Category
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Software
Adobe Illustrator -
Areas
Character Design, Drawing, Traditional illustration

Paulo Villagrán
A course by Paulo Villagrán
The professional career and the unique style of the illustrator Paulo Villagrán have placed him as one of the most prominent names in the Mexican graphic scene.
He has worked with clients such as Coca Cola, Telcel, Sony Music, Banamex, Crayola, Mr. Sushi or Tutsi POP among others. In the publishing field he has collaborated, in addition to many others, with a! Design, Editorial Televisa, Editorial Macmillan Castillo, SEP, Editorial Porrúa and CONACULTA.
He has coordinated the exhibition SEGÚIREMOS SIENDO 2012 , an illustrated tribute to Café Tacvba at the Museo Universitario del Chopo and has participated as a jury in the exhibition MOVIENDO VIDAS , creating art with Snoopy in the MUMEDI. He has carried out solo and group exhibitions at the MUNAL, within the framework of the International Short Film Festival Short Shorts 2013 and Writes Escribano at the San Ildefonso Museum, within the Mexican Open of design. He has also given a lecture at the IMAX Digital Dome of the Discover Museum in Aguascalientes.
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