Vector Character Design for Beginners
How to Create Your Character: Graphic References
A course by Martin Laksman , Illustrator and Graphic Designer
About the video: How to Create Your Character: Graphic References
Overview
“In this lesson, you will see how to choose which character to do. Also, you will learn how to start looking for references to get a sense of what you are going to illustrate. ”
In this video lesson Martin Laksman addresses the topic: How to Create Your Character: Graphic References, 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
“How to create your character: graphic references In the previous unit we looked at the tools. Now we will look for references to assemble the sketch. When we start to shape our first ideas in our heads, we must search many times how to further define those sketches. For this course I will be making a gnome. It is a common character in mythology. We find its origin in Europe and we usually find it in forests. The first thing we will do is look for information and images of the character we want to do. It can be an existing character or they can also make it up mixing characteristics of the c...”
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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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