Digital Illustration: Create Manga Characters
The Sketch
A course by Catalina Carlesi , Cartoonist and Illustrator
About the video: The Sketch
Overview
“Let's get to work. In this lesson I will show you how to start sketching your ideas and I will explain the concept of "thumbnail". ”
In this video lesson Catalina Carlesi addresses the topic: The Sketch, 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
“The Sketch In this lesson, we’ll start to think about situations in which our character may have been seen and we will start to sketch our idea. One of the most comfortable and simple ways to work on sketches to me is to think of an idea on a small scale. This will make it easier for me to draw several ideas at once and not take too long. Kind of like brainstorming, but with drawings. This is why you should know the concept of "thumbnails,” which are kind of like miniatures. Thumbnails are small drawings that you can make of your idea and that will help you better visualize your drawing. In...”
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Course summary for: Digital Illustration: Create Manga Characters
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Category
Illustration -
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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