Vibrant Character Design with the Colors of Inclusivity
Final Touches
A course by Aurélia Durand , Graphic Artist
About the video: Final Touches
Overview
“Redefining both the lines and the colors until it looks done.”
In this video lesson Aurélia Durand addresses the topic: Final Touches, which is part of the Domestika online course: Vibrant Character Design with the Colors of Inclusivity. Learn how to create fun and unique characters through digital illustration that celebrate diversity and transmit an impactful message to the world.
Partial transcription of the video
“Final Touches Now I'm going to show you how to do the last touches of your illustration. It is a matter of balancing the colors, to add a stroke to your illustration, Let's look at this now. I'm going to look the characters over again, see if I need to have more details in their hair or if the noses or mouths are too big or too small, then we scale, and then change the colors of the character's clothes or skins or the background. Look at how the colors are communicating with each other and try to harmonize everything. It's a phase where you have to make decisions and it will be the last one...”
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Course summary for: Vibrant Character Design with the Colors of Inclusivity
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Illustrator -
Areas
Character Design, Digital Drawing, Digital Illustration, Traditional illustration, Vector Illustration
Aurélia Durand
A course by Aurélia Durand
Aurélia Durand is a French graphic artist, animator, and painter based in Paris. Growing up with a mother from the Ivory Coast and a father from France, she has dedicated her artwork to representing the colors of diversity and unity. Her passion for drawing started from an early age, and receiving a master’s in design and applied art, her career has led her to collaborate with some of the most renowned brands in the world.
Her client list includes Amazon, Apple, Adobe, Nike, Facebook, The New York Times, Adidas, Magnum, Sephora, The New Yorker, Tinder, Banksy, and more. In 2020, she illustrated the book This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do the Work, alongside author Tiffany Jewell, which was a New York Times Bestseller and recommended by Oprah’s Book Club, Teen Vogue, Time, and more. Aurélia has been featured in publications for Design matters Dk, Adobe Max Conference, VICE UK, Pinterest, AFROPUNK, Elite Daily, and others.
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