Dynamic Character Illustration
Sketching (part 1): The Pose 2
A course by Thomas Rohlfs , Illustrator
About the video: Sketching (part 1): The Pose 2
Overview
“Let's see more on how to get the pose right.”
In this video lesson Thomas Rohlfs addresses the topic: Sketching (part 1): The Pose 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
“Sketching 01 The Pose A trick we're gonna do is flip this canvas around horizontally, this is to reset our brain. I've been looking really close at this shape and it might be hard for me to see any mistakes, so I'll flip the canvas and we'll have a fresh new look at it. If you wanna to flip the canvas, you can go to Image, Image Rotation, Flip Canvas Horizontal, you can see there's a shortcut for it, and we set that shortcut in one of our previous lessons, the Photoshop setup lesson. If you miss that and you wanna to set up a shortcut, feel free to go back and have a look at it. For now I'l...”
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Course summary for: Dynamic Character Illustration
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Category
Illustration -
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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