Digital Illustration: Create Manga Characters
Elaboration of the Character and the Environment
A course by Catalina Carlesi , Cartoonist and Illustrator
About the video: Elaboration of the Character and the Environment
Overview
“Now I am going to show you what is necessary to elaborate the character and his environment. These concepts go hand in hand, as one will help you create the other and vice versa. Give life to that idea you have in mind and start to shape your project! ”
In this video lesson Catalina Carlesi addresses the topic: Elaboration of the Character and the Environment, which is part of the Domestika online course: Digital Illustration: Create Manga Characters. Learn how to use digital tools to bring your own detailed and expressive manga heroes to life.
Partial transcription of the video
“Developing the Character and the Environment In this lesson I’ll teach you to create a character and its environment, two concepts that go hand in hand and complement each other. A character cannot be understood without their environment, which is why we need to ask ourselves questions about our character, just as if it were a person. To start devising a character, something that can help you start your imagination is to think of a character sheet. A character sheet is a document that can help you gather the necessary information to draw that character, so to speak. Then it will be a torped...”
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Course summary for: Digital Illustration: Create Manga Characters
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Software
Adobe Photoshop, Procreate -
Areas
Character Design, Comic, Digital Illustration, Manga, Traditional illustration
Catalina Carlesi
A course by Catalina Carlesi
Catalina Carlesi, better known as Alpaca, is a Chilean cartoonist and digital illustrator specializing in manga characters. She began her career as a graphic designer, but soon decided to pursue her dream and devote herself full time to illustration.
She's always been a huge fan of manga, anime, and video games, especially JRPGs, as well as Japanese culture in general, which have heavily influenced the style and content of her drawings. She loves creating original characters and weaving their stories into her illustrations through the use of light and shadows, colors, and expressive details.
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