Character Design for Concept Art
Sketching ideas
A course by J.Alexander Guillen , Concept Artist, Illustrator, and Sketcher
Joined June 2017
Joined June 2017
About the video: Sketching ideas
Overview
“In this lesson I will give shape to the first ideas of the character based on lines, forms or various ideas that will make us see a little more clearly where we want to focus it.”
In this video lesson J.Alexander Guillen addresses the topic: Sketching ideas, 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
“Alright. in this lesson we're going to dive into sketching out initial ideas. which marks the most liberating phase of the design process. During our session. i'll use a combination of markers and brushes directly on paper. Whether you prefer using coarse or smooth paper. any type will work just fine for but anyway. the important thing is that expansion of creative ideas you can have. Well. in my case. since it's a process that can last anywhere from 15 minutes to 2 hours or even an entire day because coming up with ideas can take quite some time. what I've done is prepare it well ahead of ...”
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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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