Character Creation from Observational Drawings
Creating Your Character Spread 1
A course by Sarah van Dongen , Illustrator
Joined March 2020
About the video: Creating Your Character Spread 1
Overview
“We will now create the final spread with our character, using the composition, materials and colours previously chosen.”
In this video lesson Sarah van Dongen addresses the topic: Creating Your Character Spread 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Character Creation from Observational Drawings. Draw and paint unique characters inspired by the world around you using a variety of artistic materials.
Partial transcription of the video
“Creating Your Character Spread Now we'll start working on the final illustration. In the previous lesson, we've decided what to draw and what materials and colours to use. Now, firstly, I'll lightly sketch this out. But before I start sketching, let me tell you something about the paper. Because we'll use many materials, including wet materials, I'm using paper that's a bit thicker than regular sketching paper. It's still very smooth, a bit off-white, and it's thick so it'll hold the paint better. Since this is the final illustration, I'd encourage you to try a bit more expensive paper. Usi...”
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Course summary for: Character Creation from Observational Drawings
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Category
Illustration -
Areas
Character Design, Drawing, Sketchbook, Traditional illustration
Sarah van Dongen
A course by Sarah van Dongen
Sarah van Dongen is a Dutch illustrator based in Amsterdam who is passionate about telling stories. She began her studies in comparative literature but enrolled in the MA in Children’s Books Illustration in Cambridge, UK after realizing she wanted to pursue a more creative career.
Sarah’s illustration work can be found in children’s books, stationery, newspapers, and magazines across the globe. Her clients include Flow Magazine, Adobe, Tiny Owl Publishing, and Ragged Bears Publishing, among others. Sarah enjoys exploring themes like gardens, food, social interactions, mental health, and her childhood. She doesn’t shy away from subjects like insecurity, loneliness, and loss, she expresses them in her sketches to help make these feelings more comprehensible.
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