Design & Illustration of Dynamic Characters

Add a Dynamic Background

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: Add a Dynamic Background

Overview

“The background also helps to give the illustration more dynamism. So during this lesson I'll show you how to create a background that helps your character stand out.”

In this video lesson Andrés Moncayo addresses the topic: Add a Dynamic Background, 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 are going to add a dynamic background to our character. Well right now we have like a gray background which is kind of generic for our background. We can try to see which color is best for our character. We can do several tests to find out if we need perhaps a light background or a dark background. It is a matter of simply trying and seeing what fits best and what is aesthetically better. I also planned to use a dark background. And I think it looks good in this case. The same probably a light background could also work for this one. Let's just say the only bad thing about...”

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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.