Expressive Illustration of Urban Characters

Drawing of the First Figure 1

A course by Raúl Allén , Illustrator and Comic Artist

100% positive reviews (42)

831 students

Audio: Spanish

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About the video: Drawing of the First Figure 1

Overview

“In this lesson, I will teach you how to tackle the drawing of the first figure using the materials selected above. I will make a very simple fit and I will look for the strokes and spots that will make up the first character.”

In this video lesson Raúl Allén addresses the topic: Drawing of the First Figure 1, 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

“Drawing of the first figure Now I will start the first drawing of the three that will make up the project. I will show you the materials I will use. I have selected a few within all that I have taught you. Each material has its use. The sponge, for example, will allow you to make some broken areas. Since Rebeca has a fur coat, I know I'll use that to break up the edges more. You could use the parallel pen, but I prefer to give it a different border. It's nice to have a plate to put some ink on and spread with the brush on the different materials that you will use. I left a pencil to give yo...”

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Course summary for: Expressive Illustration of Urban Characters

Level: Beginner
100% positive reviews (42)
831 students
5 units
18 lessons (3h 56m)
11 downloads

Category
Illustration
Software
Procreate
Areas
Character Design, Drawing, Ink Illustration, Traditional illustration

Raúl Allén

A course by Raúl Allén

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Illustrator and Comic Artist

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.