3D Character Design and Illustration
Search for References and Inspiration
A course by Enrique Escalona , Graphic Designer and 3D Illustrator
Joined November 2014
About the video: Search for References and Inspiration
Overview
“Next, I will tell you which are the social networks that I use the most to find inspiration and review new trends. We will finish by making a mood board where we will save the elements that we will use as a reference for the creation of our characters. ”
In this video lesson Enrique Escalona addresses the topic: Search for References and Inspiration, which is part of the Domestika online course: 3D Character Design and Illustration. Bring characters from your imagination to life from scratch with Cinema 4D, Redshift, and Illustrator.
Partial transcription of the video
“Searching for references and inspiration It's time to show you the tools that I use to look for inspiration and references. I'll also show you the file that I generate compiling the images to create our character. Let's get to it. Before looking at the references I used for our course, I want to show you tools that I use to search for references and inspiration. The first is Pinterest, which is probably the best known. Pinterest, once you enter and register, will prompt you for the topics you want to see. It is an intelligent tool and with the searches you generate its algorithm recommends ...”
This transcript is automatically generated, so it may contain mistakes.
Course summary for: 3D Character Design and Illustration
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Category
3D & Animation -
Software
Adobe Illustrator, Cinema 4D, Redshift Render -
Areas
3D, 3D Character Design, 3D Modeling, Character Design

Enrique Escalona
A course by Enrique Escalona
Enrique Escalona studied audiovisual communication at the Complutense University of Madrid and graphic design and the Art School of Toledo. He currently devotes his time to creating original characters with loads of personality that are easily recognizable for their memorable features or unique ways of moving.
Enrique is the founder of collaborative projects like @congraphart and has worked with major brands like Xiaomi. He has also worked on sets for theatre productions like Young Frankenstein, The Addams Family, and Ghost thanks to his job as a production assistant for set construction.
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