Character Drawing from Scratch: Capture Faces and Figures
Expressiveness of clothing
A course by Laura Pérez , Comic Artist
About the video: Expressiveness of clothing
Overview
“In this lesson, we will see how to use clothing and its different elements to give our characters expressiveness and character.”
In this video lesson Laura Pérez addresses the topic: Expressiveness of clothing, 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
“Expressiveness of Clothing In this lesson, I'll discuss the expressiveness of clothing. As you've seen, when you start drawing, a very important step in drawing is to consider the anatomical figure, but another very important one is to look at the movement and shape of the clothes you're going to add to your character. One of the factors I always consider is whether the strength of the image I'll create for each illustration or for whatever I'm working on relies on adding pieces of clothing or elements that will create that movement and point of interest in the image. That is to say, from t...”
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Course summary for: Character Drawing from Scratch: Capture Faces and Figures
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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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