Expressive Illustration of Urban Characters
Preparation of the Work Space
A course by Raúl Allén , Illustrator and Comic Artist
About the video: Preparation of the Work Space
Overview
“Your posture when drawing, the way you hold your drawing tools and the layout of your workspace are very important to optimize the use of your materials and establish a healthy routine. In this lesson, I'll walk you through it all and encourage you to find the way that works best for you.”
In this video lesson Raúl Allén addresses the topic: Preparation of the Work Space, which is part of the Domestika online course: Expressive Illustration of Urban Characters. Discover how to draw urban characters using reference materials while exploring and developing your own personal style.
Partial transcription of the video
“Preparation of the work space In this lesson we will see how to prepare your workspace, the grip when drawing, the posture and how to put everything so you can work more comfortably for longer. The way to hold the tool It will allow us to work in a different way and control the stroke to make one record or another. Not everyone picks up the tool in the same way and even throughout your career you will evolve when changing that grip to adapt it more to your needs. I had to change the way in which he held the work tool and even technique. I used the pencil and he forced his wrist so much when...”
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Course summary for: Expressive Illustration of Urban Characters
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Character Design, Drawing, Ink Illustration, Traditional illustration
Raúl Allén
A course by Raúl Allén
Raúl Allen is an illustrator and comic artist from Valladolid, Spain, with a long-standing career in the industry. He studied fine art in Salamanca and later moved to Boston where he specialized in illustration and design. Raúl has worked on comics starring iconic characters such as Wonder Woman, Secret Avengers, Hawkeye, Immortal Iron Fist, and with writers including Ed Brubaker, Matt Fraction, Warren Ellis, Matt Kindt, Jeff Lemire, Vita Ayala, and Robert Venditti.
He has also collaborated with big names like Marvel, DC, Valiant, and Boom; on publications like The New York Times, Playboy, The Wall Street Journal, Rolling Stone, and Billboard Magazine; as well as adidas, Tiempo BBDO, CHINA, Vitruvio Leo Burnett, and many more in the advertising sector.
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