Expressive Illustration of Urban Characters

Drawing of the First Figure 2

A course by Raúl Allén , Illustrator and Comic Artist

Illustrator and Comic Artist. Valladolid, Spain.
Joined June 2014
100% positive reviews (42)
831 students
Audio: Spanish
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About the video: Drawing of the First Figure 2

Overview

“Next, I will continue working on the drawing of the first figure with different tools, depending on the effect I want to achieve in each part.”

In this video lesson Raúl Allén addresses the topic: Drawing of the First Figure 2, 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 must be careful, in the drawing, not to blur these parts that I have already touched. I usually lean on one finger when I should be careful in this regard. Here I will start to apply directly some areas with stain. When drawing the hands, I will also check the inclinations of each finger. How do I draw a woman's hands? I prefer to use slightly less aggressive strokes. I tend to stylize the fingers by thinning them. Although the reference tells something else, I will make small modifications to give different rhythms to the drawing. For example, I will raise...”

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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

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.


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Expressive Illustration of Urban Characters. Illustration course by Raúl Allén

Expressive Illustration of Urban Characters

A course by Raúl Allén
Illustrator and Comic Artist. Valladolid, Spain.
Joined June 2014
  • 100% positive reviews (42)
  • 831 students