Character Drawing from Scratch: Capture Faces and Figures
Drawing with figure referent
A course by Laura Pérez , Comic Artist
About the video: Drawing with figure referent
Overview
“Finally, we are going to take a photographic reference to work on the drawing of the human figure.”
In this video lesson Laura Pérez addresses the topic: Drawing with figure referent, 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
“Drawing Figures with References In this lesson, just as we did in the lesson on faces, I'm going to use the same reference photo to draw the human figure. Before starting each drawing, First, I do a visual and mental review of what I'm going to draw. I don't do that when I'm working, pencil in hand. I look at the photo, I look at my reference, which in this case is a photo, but you can look at yours. You have to do a prior mental analysis of what you're going to work on. "This has these proportions. The head is perhaps smaller, the body is like this, the arms are in this position..." You do...”
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Course summary for: Character Drawing from Scratch: Capture Faces and Figures
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Category
Illustration -
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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