Character Creation from Observational Drawings

Character Creation from Observational Drawings

“Welcome to the "Final Project" section and thank you so much for taking this course with me. I hope that you enjoyed all our classes as much as I did! I am now going to show you how to share each step of your final project with the whole community. First of all, focus on the main characters and the emotions and the message you want to convey. Sketch out different compositions and decide how you will place your characters on the page. Share your thoughts and decisions! Sketch out the final composition.

Now, select your colour palette and tell us more about the colours and materials you chose and why! Then, it's time to add some colour! First, apply paint to the big areas. Let the paint dry, add details with other materials and show us the final, coloured illustration! ... And you are done! I am so excited to see your final illustration! I’ll be sure to let you know my thoughts when I can, though please remember that I’m often busy with ongoing projects. Don't forget to comment on other people's work on the forum and give constructive feedback to help them improve. Thank you so much again for taking the time to come on this course with me and I wish you all the best in everything!”

Partial transcription of the video

“Final project Now we've reached the end of this course, but before I go, let's review everything that we've learned. As you know, I like to create illustrations where I push my imagination and I always try to stay away from copying reality. I like to create characters and worlds that tell stories. A great way to start creating images is to understand how materials work and how you can use them. I use many tools from paints to crayons, to markers and gouache, and I use each of them to create colour palettes, textures and add details to my illustrations. It is always good to look for referenc...”

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Course summary for: Character Creation from Observational Drawings

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (698)
• 21783 students
• 4 units
• 13 lessons (2h 45m)
• 4 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Character Design, Drawing, Sketchbook, Traditional illustration