Kawaii Character Creation in 3D with Blender
References and mood board
A course by Yasmin Islas Domínguez , Animator Specialized in 3D Modeling and Character Design
Joined July 2019
Joined July 2019
About the video: References and mood board
Overview
“Since you know what characterizes kawaii, now I will show you how I look for references to put together a mood board before designing a character.”
In this video lesson Yasmin Islas Domínguez addresses the topic: References and mood board, 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
“References and Mood Board In this lesson, I'll teach you how to make a mood board. Making a mood board, before any project, not just character design, is very important. No just for the obvious reasons, to get inspiration and see references of what you like and what you want to do, but it is also very useful to see what already exists so that when you finish your character, you don't come back and see that someone else already did the same thing. As for any project, I recommend you make a mood board and that you explore projects related to what you want to do. Another thing I recommend you ...”
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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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