Dynamic Character Illustration

Overview

“Now it's time to focus a bit more on how to construct our character. I usually sketch my characters using basic shapes. Think of these shapes as cylinders, adjusted to follow the form of the human body. But before we get to thinking of limbs as 3D objects, let's start even simpler, with some stick figures! ”

In this video lesson Thomas Rohlfs addresses the topic: Drawing Techniques (part 2): Construction and Basic Shapes, 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

“Drawing Techniques 02 Construction and Basic Shapes In this lesson we'll construct our character using very basic shapes. We'll first draw a very simple stick figure on top of my illustration, this will show all the joints and different body parts, and then we'll add volume by using simple cylinders. Let's get to it. Here's our first character again. Everyone draws a stick figure differently, so you don't have to do it my way. Usually, I start with the head, and it's actually just a very basic shape, a circle. There you go. Then I move on to the shoulders. And from there on I draw the torso...”

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Course summary for: Dynamic Character Illustration

• Level: Beginner
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• 12546 students
• 4 units
• 32 lessons (7h 0m)
• 2 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

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