Dynamic Character Illustration
Sketching (part 1): The Pose 3
A course by Thomas Rohlfs , Illustrator
About the video: Sketching (part 1): The Pose 3
Overview
“The pose is already defined. Let's see the outcome in the third and last part of the lesson.”
In this video lesson Thomas Rohlfs addresses the topic: Sketching (part 1): The Pose 3, 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 In order to create the final sketch I'm gonna group these two layers right now, the red and the blue one. And I'm going to make a new layer and call this Final Pose Sketch. Lower the opacity of what we see right now to, let's say, 20% again. And I'll go into the Final Pose Sketch and quickly draw out this pose. As you see, I've changed the position of the arm holding the basketball. I thought it was up too high, making really uncomfortable. I think this is much better. And as you probably have noticed, I struggle drawing hands, really have a hard time drawing hands, th...”
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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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