Drawing Expressive Characters
Brainstorming
A course by Omar Lozano , Illustrator
About the video: Brainstorming
Overview
“Something important for the development of an idea is, first, to think freely about what we want to do. In this lesson I will explore different situations for my character and how he would function in each one.”
In this video lesson Omar Lozano addresses the topic: Brainstorming, 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
“Brainstorming We already saw the basic principles how to create a character, how to bring it to life and how to make you show certain expressions, how to pose it. What follows to make an illustration it is not necessary, but it is very convenient. It is getting referrals. References can come from going out for a walk, watch movies, comics, read manga, books or a toy. Everything serves as a reference and in the end everything stays in our heads and create this library of images that we later transfer to our illustrations and we finished creating our style. For this specific project I used th...”
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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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