Design of Kawaii-Style Characters
Expressions that give life to our characters
A course by Estudio Kudasai , Illustrators and Designers
About the video: Expressions that give life to our characters
Overview
“In this lesson we will talk about the expressions: How to locate the eyes, mouth, and different elements in the face of our character, and how this influences their character and personality”
In this video lesson Estudio Kudasai addresses the topic: Expressions that give life to our characters, which is part of the Domestika online course: Design of Kawaii-Style Characters. Learn to create adorable characters inspired by Japanese culture.
Partial transcription of the video
“♪ Music ♪ Now we are going to get to work. It is often said that the eyes are the mirror of the soul. However in this course we will say that the whole face of our character is the mirror of his soul. We will work with expressions. And when we talk about expression we talk about the different elements that appear on the face of our character. The eyes, the nose, the mouth, and let's see how, placing them in different ways more together, more separated, higher or lower we create different expressions, therefore, different types of characters. Let's see a presentation that we prepare. All rig...”
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Course summary for: Design of Kawaii-Style Characters
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Illustrator -
Areas
Character Design, Design, Manga, Traditional illustration, Vector Illustration
Estudio Kudasai
A course by Estudio Kudasai
Azul Piñeiro was embarking on her career as a children's illustrator when she decided to found Estudio Kudasai with graphic designer Carlos Higuera. Thanks to their shared passion for Japanese culture and aesthetics, they decided to specialize in kawaii-style illustration.
They didn’t have to wait long before an opportunity to live in Tokyo arose. Immersed in Japan’s visual culture and aesthetics, they decided to focus their efforts on disassociating the kawaii style from the concept of something childish to position it in the market as a communication tool for all ages.
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