Drawing Expressive Characters

Advanced expressiveness for characters

“We have reached the end of the course, I thank you for having accompanied me lesson by lesson and I hope it will be useful to you. Before saying goodbye, I would like to give you some final advice for your final project. Always remember to keep in mind the theory about shapes and colors, clear silhouettes and lines of action, avoid tangents. All this so that your illustration has a better reading and composition. There are a lot of emotions and expressions that you can convey through your illustrations. Do not stay only with what I developed, consider different situations. Take advantage of your own stories, think about the situations in which you would put your characters either on a comic page or on a cover, there is no limit to what you can create!

I will do my best to review all the jobs and give you feedback within my possibilities outside of my work occupations, I just ask you to have a little patience. Remember that although it may take me a while to see the work, there are always people in the Domestika community who will be there for you to give them your opinions and they will give you theirs. The point is to grow together as a community and improve. See you soon! ”

Partial transcription of the video

“We have reached the end of the course. Now I'll provide some valuable tips to help you successfully complete your final project. Start by studying your character's facial expressions and body language in detail. Using references such as a mirror or photographs can be incredibly beneficial. allowing you to capture nuanced Next. be sure to create some sketches. as the discoveries that arise from improvisation can always amazed. This process is crucial for artistic growth. Remember to consider the emotion you want to convey through your characters. Once you have completed your initial sketch. ...”

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Course summary for: Drawing Expressive Characters

• Level: Beginner
• 99% positive reviews (93)
• 3702 students
• 4 units
• 14 lessons (2h 25m)
• 2 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Character Design, Comic, Drawing, Manga, Pencil Drawing, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting