Dynamic Character Illustration
Rendering 8
A course by Thomas Rohlfs , Illustrator
About the video: Rendering 8
Overview
“The drawing phase is over and now it is time to save the sketches and move on to the coloring stage.”
In this video lesson Thomas Rohlfs addresses the topic: Rendering 8, 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
“Rendering We can delete this reference and I'm just gonna keep those sketches for now. We can merge these two layers. Now we have one line work layer again. The last thing I'm gonna do for now is the number on her jersey. I still need to draw the ball, as well. We can still choose, is it gonna be a softball or basketball? For the number I'm gonna create a new layer and I'm gonna call it Number 5. It's gonna be Number 2 if I don't draw it correctly, but at least it's in a separate layer right now. I'm trying curvy shapes because I think this jersey is really like a loose fit, so the number i...”
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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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