Dynamic Character Illustration

Overview

“Now that we've broken everything down into its fundamental building blocks, it's time to show you another way of drawing a character: using references! Drawing from reference means you try and draw a pose using a picture or image as a guide. It's a great way to learn about the human body! ”

In this video lesson Thomas Rohlfs addresses the topic: Drawing Techniques (part 3): Drawing from Reference 1, 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 03 Drawing from References You've seen the techniques I use to add motion to a character and how I build characters by using simple shapes and stick figures. In this lesson we'll draw a character from reference. Drawing from reference means using a picture or an image from a character and translating it onto paper. It's a great way to learn about human anatomy and posture. It's a technique that I use a lot and I always use many reference images if I need to draw a character. You can use references for different things such as colors, clothing, apparel, or backgrounds, and...”

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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