Character Design for Concept Art
Material and pre-sketch
A course by J.Alexander Guillen , Concept Artist, Illustrator, and Sketcher
Joined June 2017
About the video: Material and pre-sketch
Overview
“Before we start to draw, I will show you the materials that I will use in my case. Each one of you can choose your own materials, those with which you feel most comfortable.”
In this video lesson J.Alexander Guillen addresses the topic: Material and pre-sketch, which is part of the Domestika online course: Character Design for Concept Art. Learn to create your own protagonists with no limit but your own imagination.
Partial transcription of the video
“[Music] Hello, in this election I am going to present what is the material that I work with. Basically they will be markers, pens, papers and then with these materials we will do what is the realization of the pre-sketches that I will show you because with the different markers or pens, what types of brushes can I use or what can not I use? Well, let's start with a presentation of each of the materials. For example let's start with what is the copic that is often used quite in the concept of concept art. You see that it does not have a normal tip but it is more rectangular and I can show yo...”
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Course summary for: Character Design for Concept Art
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Character Design, Concept Art, Digital Illustration, Game Design, Traditional illustration, Video Games

J.Alexander Guillen
A course by J.Alexander Guillen
Digital and concept artist J. Alexander Guillen works in the film and video game industry designing a whole host of characters and their backdrops. He has been collaborating with companies such as Filmax Animation, Epic Games, Grin, Post23, Digital Domain, and Ubisoft for over a decade and his work has appeared in books and magazines including 2DArtMagazine, Beginner's Guide to Digital Painting, Concept Magazine, and The Art of Alexander.
His work consists of distilling the ideas of creative directors, producers, and his own dreams and nightmares into images.
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