Character Design: Illustrate an Expressive Creature
Refining the Sketch
A course by Sam Nassour , Art Director and Visual Development Artist
Joined September 2020
Joined September 2020
About the video: Refining the Sketch
Overview
“In this lesson, we will be refining the lines and adding some more details to the drawing. We will be creating the foundation for the color.”
In this video lesson Sam Nassour addresses the topic: Refining the Sketch, which is part of the Domestika online course: Character Design: Illustrate an Expressive Creature. Learn how to design an animal-based character full of emotion and personality in Photoshop.
Partial transcription of the video
“Refining the Sketch In this lesson, we will refine the sketch and add more details to the drawing in order to prepare it for coloring that will come later on. So, let's start refining the sketch. I have collected a few images here for the backpack. As I mentioned, it's important to research your props, so they are based on real life objects. This will make it seem more relatable, even though I'm going for something super simple here, we can maybe borrow some ideas from these images. I like these straps that are connecting the sleeping bag with the backpack. So, maybe we can borrow those str...”
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Course summary for: Character Design: Illustrate an Expressive Creature
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Category
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Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Character Design, Digital Illustration, Drawing, Traditional illustration
Sam Nassour
A course by Sam Nassour
Sam Nassour is an art director and visual development artist in the animation and video game industry. Although Sam enjoyed drawing since a young child, he decided to study architecture at university, which paved new creative paths in the fields of design language and 3D space creation. Later on, he decided to pursue his real passion: creating visual characters and stories in the animation and entertainment industry.
He finds his inspiration in nature and the animal kingdom, which can always be found in his designs; whether it be through shapes, colors, or designs. Sam has worked with several major animation studios around the world, including Netflix Animation and Dreamworks TV. He is currently working on a new game project with Rovio.
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