Vector Character Design for Beginners
Influences
A course by Martin Laksman , Illustrator and Graphic Designer
About the video: Influences
Overview
“I will teach you those things that interest me, motivate me and help me shape my illustrations every day.”
In this video lesson Martin Laksman addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Vector Character Design for Beginners. Learn how to get the most out of Adobe Illustrator and create fantastic characters from geometric shapes.
Partial transcription of the video
“Influences Now I will tell you what my influences are. The world around me and the things I like to see and hear are what motivates me to illustrate and many times they end up being inside them too. We will start with Saul Bass. Saul was a graphic designer, he was an illustrator, he was both. And he's well known for these movie posters that he made. Its simple, simple and direct forms, color planes, illustrations that go straight to the point it is something that catches my attention, that motivates me and that has motivated me to illustrate and to have a style that goes that way. We will s...”
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Course summary for: Vector Character Design for Beginners
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Category
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Software
Adobe Illustrator -
Areas
Character Design, Drawing, Traditional illustration, Vector Illustration
Martin Laksman
A course by Martin Laksman
Martin Laksman is an Argentinian illustrator with a degree in graphic design from the Architecture, Design, and Urban Planning Department of the University of Buenos Aires where he’s been teaching Editorial Illustration as an adjunct professor in the Roldán department for the past ten years. He is currently the co-director of his own professional illustration training program and the art director for the Club Atlético Independiente where he creates graphic content for the marketing department.
He also works as a freelance illustrator for different national and international graphic media outlets. His work includes character creation, sports and editorial illustrations, and icons that balance simplicity with communicative power. Throughout his career, he has worked with clients like Disney, Coca-Cola, Cartoon Network, Under Armour, Bundesliga, Gatorade, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, NaranjaX, etc.
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