Character Drawing from Scratch: Capture Faces and Figures
Supports and materials
A course by Laura Pérez , Comic Artist
About the video: Supports and materials
Overview
“In this lesson I will show you different supports and materials so that you can enjoy drawing. We will review the ones I use regularly.”
In this video lesson Laura Pérez addresses the topic: Supports and materials, which is part of the Domestika online course: Character Drawing from Scratch: Capture Faces and Figures. Capture the personality of a character through facial expressions and gestures by learning how to draw them from scratch.
Partial transcription of the video
“Supports and Materials In this lesson I’ll show you how to create a layer mask. There are different types of notebooks based on the piece we make, pens, pencils, and a water-soluble graphite that I like a lot for sketching. First I want to start by explaining the materials I use to sketch regularly. Mainly what I like the most are pencils and mechanical pencils, which I have here. I like the pencils from this brand, but there are many other brands that I've gradually discovered throughout my career. Right now I have this one. As you will see, pencils diminish, but these are the ones that I ...”
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Course summary for: Character Drawing from Scratch: Capture Faces and Figures
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Category
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Areas
Character Design, Drawing, Pencil Drawing, Traditional illustration

Laura Pérez
A course by Laura Pérez
Laura Pérez has devoted her career to illustration and comics. She is an expert in capturing the essence of people in her artwork and is constantly exploring different forms of drawing and expression.
Her career in publishing began a decade ago, working at a Canadian illustration agency for clients like National Geographic, Penguin, The Wall Street Journal, and more. She later entered a Spanish agency and has now been designing comics for over four years. She has created projects for publishers Salamandra Graphic and Astiberri, and has illustrated picture books available in France, the United States, Russia, Italy, and Spain.
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