Illustration and Character Development with Watercolor
Analyzing Characters
A course by Valentina Armstrong , Designer and Illustrator
Joined May 2020
Joined May 2020
About the video: Analyzing Characters
Overview
“I will analyze some characters in watercolor children's books so you can see how they are built. You will assess with me the use of technique, design, and expressiveness.”
In this video lesson Valentina Armstrong addresses the topic: Analyzing Characters, which is part of the Domestika online course: Illustration and Character Development with Watercolor. Learn to create and draw characters with unique identities by experimenting with watercolors and colored pencils.
Partial transcription of the video
“Analyzing characters In this lesson we'll analyze characters from illustration books. I think it's very important to analyze other book characters as they serve as references to create my own characters. We'll start with Beatrix Potter, The Complete Tales. She is an illustrator and writer from England. Nearly all her work are fables, they are animal stories painted in watercolor. It's key to mention that this writer and illustrator lived in the countryside. And all the animals that she draws supposedly lived with her. As she was an only child and from the upper class, she didn't go to schoo...”
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Course summary for: Illustration and Character Development with Watercolor
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Character Design, Painting, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting
Valentina Armstrong
A course by Valentina Armstrong
Valentina Armstrong is a designer and illustrator that has worked with brands like Basement, Aschehoug & Co, La Bonita Ediciones, and Sybilla. She specializes in creating illustrations using watercolors and other techniques like colored pencils to add accents.
She bases her characters on real-life people and captures their imperfect reality with watercolors and pencils. Both common traits and unique features are sources of inspiration that Valentina uses to imagine each character's inner world.
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