Fantastical Characters with Ink and Watercolor

The Sketch

A course by Chuma Hill , Illustrator

Illustrator. Madrid, Spain.
Joined June 2011
100% positive reviews (45)
1,515 students
Audio: Spanish
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About the video: The Sketch

Overview

“Pre-sketching is a very useful practice that will help us plan the scene we want to draw much better. Starting from the composition of my sketch, I will show you how I add details, incorporating the different elements that make my character unique.”

In this video lesson Chuma Hill addresses the topic: The Sketch, which is part of the Domestika online course: Fantastical Characters with Ink and Watercolor . Learn to use watercolors, ink, pencils, and adhesive tape to illustrate colorful characters with volume, texture, and movement.

Partial transcription of the video

“the sketch In this lesson we will work the sketch more in detail to plan our scene in a much more concise way, much more focused to everything we want to capture in our final project. In my case, for the final project I am going to work on an A3 format, but you can always feel free choose the format with which you feel most comfortable. You can select the format that suits you best, that is, you can work in a vertical or horizontal format, always keeping in mind what elements we will place on the paper and how we want to tell the story. Experience has led me to work directly on watercolor p...”

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Course summary for: Fantastical Characters with Ink and Watercolor

  • Level: Beginner
  • 100% positive reviews (45)
  • 1515 students
  • 4 units
  • 20 lessons (4h 47m)
  • 8 downloads
  • Category

    Illustration
  • Areas

    Character Design, Drawing, Ink Illustration, Pencil Drawing, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting

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Illustrator Chuma Hill is a curious character, always looking to learn new things, with a passion for drawing for as long as he can remember. His style is the fruit of lots of trial and error and investigation to achieve a range of aesthetics, and has come to be defined by fluid lines, empty spaces, and vibrant colors.

He has worked as an illustrator primarily for private collectors but also publishing houses in the USA as well as nationally, and has exhibited his work in various art studios. He's illustrated covers for comics including Deadly Class, Hell Sonja, and Swamp Dogs. He also published his own artbook with Ominiky Ediciones and collaborated with Tachyon on the book Falling in love with hominids.


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Fantastical Characters with Ink and Watercolor . Illustration course by Chuma Hill

Fantastical Characters with Ink and Watercolor

A course by Chuma Hill
Illustrator. Madrid, Spain.
Joined June 2011
  • 100% positive reviews (45)
  • 1,515 students