Drawing Expressive Characters
Definition and documentation
A course by Omar Lozano , Illustrator
About the video: Definition and documentation
Overview
“All characters have characteristics that differentiate them from each other, but there is another variable that affects their behavior: their environment. In this lesson, I will talk about the impact that the environment has on a character's development and attitude. ”
In this video lesson Omar Lozano addresses the topic: Definition and documentation, which is part of the Domestika online course: Drawing Expressive Characters. Capture every little detail to bring your characters to life through their facial expressions and body language.
Partial transcription of the video
“Definition and documentation As in the last lesson we saw, shape and color theory helps us denote the bases of the characters. In this lesson we will see how the environment and clothing help the characters to take that leap to show us what they want to express to us. We will start with those of "Intensely", which we already saw in the last lesson. So we go from left to right. We will see that fear in its form it is something inconsistent and fearful, then what helps us define the character is to put on clothes that denote a bit of being nerdy or someone very smart, not often seen in movies...”
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Course summary for: Drawing Expressive Characters
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Category
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Areas
Character Design, Comic, Drawing, Manga, Pencil Drawing, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting
Omar Lozano
A course by Omar Lozano
Mexican illustrator Omar Lozano has more than 10 years' experience working on comics, children's books, and character design. He seeks to express life and what it is to be alive in each and every one of his illustrations.
It all began with comics when he worked as a film colorist for DC, Marvel, and IDW projects, to name just a few. He worked as an artist in the remake of Ultraduck (a Mexican comic known for its '90s-style inspiration) before training as a conceptual artist for video games. He went on to illustrate children's books, some including DC characters such as Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, and the Justice League crew.
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