Dynamic Character Illustration
Drawing Techniques (part 3): Drawing from Reference 2
A course by Thomas Rohlfs , Illustrator
About the video: Drawing Techniques (part 3): Drawing from Reference 2
Overview
“We are not done with this approach to drawing. Let's see more about the use of references. ”
In this video lesson Thomas Rohlfs addresses the topic: Drawing Techniques (part 3): Drawing from Reference 2, 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 Now it's time to look a bit more closely at all the details of this form and of this pose, and draw our final sketch for now on top of our stick figure and cylinders. I'll do that by lowering the opacity of what we've drawn so far and make a new sketch round on top of it. Quickly group our sketch. And I'm gonna turn off the layer that I used to draw all these overlay shapes on the reference image. And I'm also gonna quickly mask out all these extra shapes that I drew. We will definitely go over how I'm doing this, all the commands, all the brush...”
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Course summary for: Dynamic Character Illustration
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Category
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Areas
Character Design, Comic, Creativity, Digital Drawing, Drawing, Manga, Traditional illustration

Thomas Rohlfs
A course by Thomas Rohlfs
Inspired by street fashion, comics, old school tattoos, and his trips to the Far East, Thomas Rohlf’s work consists of confident lines, minimal color palettes, and dynamic characters. During his career as an illustrator, the Amsterdam-based creator has collaborated with a wide range of brands and studios, including AKQA, Wired, Ueno, New Scientist, and Mathematic.
In conjunction with his illustration work, Thomas also runs a small print shop from his Amsterdam studio where he creates beautiful giclée fine art prints.
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