Design & Illustration of Dynamic Characters

Lights, Shadows, and Texture

A course by Andrés Moncayo , Graphic Designer and Illustrator

83% positive reviews (12)

782 students

Audio: Spanish, English

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About the video: Lights, Shadows, and Texture

Overview

“Now I will explain how to define where the light source(s) is coming from so that you can apply shadows and light to the character.”

In this video lesson Andrés Moncayo addresses the topic: Lights, Shadows, and Texture, which is part of the Domestika online course: Design & Illustration of Dynamic Characters. Design characters full of movement and color from scratch.

Partial transcription of the video

“In this lesson we will add lights, shadows and texture to our illustration. Well, the first thing we have to do is think about where the light is going to come from. and consequently where the shadow will be in our illustration. So I'm going to darken the background a bit first, which is basically the background that I am going to use. There may be several light sources in our illustration. For example, here can be a spotlight. And for example, if we want two light bulbs, Where will that spotlight be? if you will be here We can make the light bulb, for example, come from below Or it may be ...”

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Course summary for: Design & Illustration of Dynamic Characters

Level: Beginner
83% positive reviews (12)
782 students
5 units
15 lessons (2h 17m)
5 downloads

Category
Illustration
Software
Adobe Photoshop, Procreate
Areas
Character Design, Digital Drawing, Digital Illustration, Drawing, Traditional illustration

Andrés Moncayo

A course by Andrés Moncayo

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Graphic Designer and Illustrator

Andrés Moncayo was born and raised in Bogotá, Colombia. He worked for several years in advertising agencies such as Leo Burnett and McCann Erickson and has been an illustrator and art director for his entire career. He has won several national and international advertising and illustration awards. Currently, he works as an Art Director and illustrator in New York.

He has developed a style of blocks and straight lines combined with a colored pencil texture that has evolved over the years. Specializing in character design, his illustrations focus on pop culture and subjects he enjoys such as video games, comics, and anime.