Dynamic Character Illustration

Overview

“In this course, you will learn how to take your character illustrations to the next level. I'll show you the techniques that are at the heart of my illustration process. We'll examine some of the basic building blocks for constructing a character, as well as simple ways to add movement. Then, we'll take an in-depth look at how to sketch, render and color your character. At the end of this course, you'll know a set of techniques to make any character come to life! ”

In this video lesson Thomas Rohlfs addresses the topic: What We Will Do in This Course?, which is part of the Domestika online course: Dynamic Character Illustration. Learn professional drawing and coloring techniques for creating animated characters full of movement.

Partial transcription of the video

“What Will we Do On This Course In this course you'll learn how to take your character illustrations to the next level. We'll start with my methods for creating a dynamic character, examining basic building blocks and lines of action. We'll see how to create dynamic poses by adding weight and movement. I hope this course excites you about the process of drawing, not just characters, but anything, because I've struggled with that myself. Some people call it a fear of a blank canvas, not knowing where to begin. For me it's more about the struggle of the drawing process itself. Creating these c...”

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Course summary for: Dynamic Character Illustration

• Level: Beginner
• 99% positive reviews (502)
• 12546 students
• 4 units
• 32 lessons (7h 0m)
• 2 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Character Design, Comic, Creativity, Digital Drawing, Drawing, Manga, Traditional illustration