Illustration and Character Development with Watercolor
Accessories
A course by Valentina Armstrong , Designer and Illustrator
Joined May 2020
About the video: Accessories
Overview
“Generally-speaking, accessories are resources that help enhance the character of the character and the identity of the illustration, so in this lesson, I will teach you how to illustrate them!”
In this video lesson Valentina Armstrong addresses the topic: Accessories, 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
“Accessories In this lesson I'll show you how to make a couple of accessories to help you complement the character we've created. As our character is a traveler, I think it would suit to add a suitcase. To do a suitcase, I'll first draw a rectangle. A parallelepiped, as it's a volume. And from that shape, we'll create a suitcase. So I'll have a handle here. As it's an old character with a vintage touch, I love the idea of adding some straps to close it. That way this accessory will be in tune with the design of our previous character. When I do an accessory that is a bit more elaborate or mo...”
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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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