Character Design for Concept Art

Brushes

A course by J.Alexander Guillen , Concept Artist, Illustrator, and Sketcher

Concept Artist, Illustrator, and Sketcher. Barcelona, Spain.
Joined June 2017
98% positive reviews (290)
5,791 students
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About the video: Brushes

Overview

“The brushes that each one uses are part of the charm and personality that we teach to the public. Everyone should be comfortable with the tools to use and know the reason for each of them.”

In this video lesson J.Alexander Guillen addresses the topic: Brushes, 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

“In this brush lesson. we'll explore different brush types that can assist in character work. Specifically. we'll examine brushes with varying textures. You'll notice there aren't many. I usually stick to a limited selection for efficiency. and you might find it beneficial to do the same. with gradients. You'll notice there aren't many. I typically use a limited number of brushes. and it's advisable for you to do the same for efficiency. And you’ll see the ones I chose for this character are both pictorial and very textured. You'll find that some brushes are particularly useful for specific ...”

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Course summary for: Character Design for Concept Art

  • Level: Intermediate
  • 98% positive reviews (290)
  • 5791 students
  • 4 units
  • 15 lessons (2h 3m)
  • 6 downloads
  • Category

    Illustration
  • Software

    Adobe Photoshop
  • Areas

    Character Design, Concept Art, Digital Illustration, Game Design, Traditional illustration, Video Games

J.Alexander Guillen

J.Alexander Guillen
A course by J.Alexander Guillen

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Concept Artist, Illustrator, and Sketcher

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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Character Design for Concept Art. Illustration course by J.Alexander Guillen

Character Design for Concept Art

A course by J.Alexander Guillen
Concept Artist, Illustrator, and Sketcher. Barcelona, Spain.
Joined June 2017
  • 98% positive reviews (290)
  • 5,791 students