Drawing Expressive Characters
From idea to sketch
A course by Omar Lozano , Illustrator
About the video: From idea to sketch
Overview
“In this lesson you will see the process of putting ideas on paper. This will allow you to better visualize the situations that will lead your characters to behave in different ways. ”
In this video lesson Omar Lozano addresses the topic: From idea to sketch, 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
“From idea to sketch In the past lessons we saw how to develop the character, how the silhouettes and the line of action work, how to avoid tangents, etc. Now we will go on to make several preliminary sketches before deciding which one we will use for our final project. Once we have the references, we can go to the notebook or the computer, where they are doing the project. They do not have to be very detailed, but the one that they appreciate a little will facilitate us in the future make this all work better. I will choose certain emotions for each of the sketches. Among them will perhaps ...”
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Course summary for: Drawing Expressive Characters
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Category
Illustration -
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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