Kawaii Character Creation in 3D with Blender
What is kawaii?
A course by Yasmin Islas Domínguez , Animator Specialized in 3D Modeling and Character Design
Joined July 2019
Joined July 2019
About the video: What is kawaii?
Overview
“In this lesson I will talk about the origin of kawaii aesthetics, as well as the characteristics that a character of this style has.”
In this video lesson Yasmin Islas Domínguez addresses the topic: What is kawaii?, which is part of the Domestika online course: Kawaii Character Creation in 3D with Blender. Learn to design, model, and render characters with adorable features from scratch and share them with the world .
Partial transcription of the video
“What is Kawaii? In this lesson, I'll explain what kawaii aesthetics are. I will show you its origins, uses, and applications. Its characteristics are also important. Currently kawaii means cute, cuddly, or adorable in Japanese. It is related to characters of that style. But this wasn't always true. In fact, it originated in counterculture and in a writing style that emerged in Japan in the 1970s. After the war, a lot of pressure was put on young people in Japan to get a degree. They said that if you got a degree you would have a fantastic job and everything would be amazing. But that's not ...”
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Course summary for: Kawaii Character Creation in 3D with Blender
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3D Modeling, Character Design, Digital Illustration, Manga, Traditional illustration
Yasmin Islas Domínguez
A course by Yasmin Islas Domínguez
Yasmina Islas, known on social media as Yasmini, is a Mexican animator and illustrator. She studied digital animation at the SAE Institute in Mexico and character design at Berlin's Pictoplasma Academy.
Her personal style is heavily influenced by both kawaii and nature. Although she uses predominantly pastel colors, she likes to experiment with other tones and shades as well as a variety of techniques to keep things interesting.
She is specialized in character design and 3D modeling in Blender and has collaborated with various animation studios across Mexico including Flaminguettes, Memoma, and Pictoline. Among her client list are names like Giphy and Adult Swim.
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