Character-Driven Illustration: Drawing from Imagination
Gesture Drawing to Convey Actions
A course by Marcos Chin , Illustrator
About the video: Gesture Drawing to Convey Actions
Overview
“In this lesson, you’ll learn about what “gesture drawing” is and the various ways that you can use this drawing method to create characters that convey different types of actions.”
In this video lesson Marcos Chin addresses the topic: Gesture Drawing to Convey Actions, which is part of the Domestika online course: Character-Driven Illustration: Drawing from Imagination. Learn how to transform simple shapes into engaging narrative illustrations featuring characters full of color and personality.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Gesture Drawing to Convey Actions In this lesson, we'll continue on the topic of body and shape language and apply it to gesture drawing. Gesture drawing is drawing a figure or a model quickly. Why is it important? Gesture drawing is important as it allows you to see the figure, understand the entire figure or model in a way where you can understand the volume, the form, and the overall essence of the pose. When I used to teach drawing in art school, one of the things I asked my students to do immediately or at least first when they did figure drawing was to do some gesture drawings. I wo...”
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Course summary for: Character-Driven Illustration: Drawing from Imagination
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Digital Drawing, Digital Illustration, Drawing, Figure Drawing, Traditional illustration
Marcos Chin
A course by Marcos Chin
Marcos Chin is an award-winning illustrator whose work has appeared on surface and wall designs, on book and CD covers, advertisements, fashion catalogs, and magazines. He has worked with companies such as MTA Arts for Transit, Neiman Marcus, Fiat, Budweiser, Time, Rolling Stone Magazine, The New Yorker, GQ, Sports Illustrated, and The New York Times.
Marcos has given lectures and workshops throughout the US and abroad. He currently lives in New York, where he teaches Illustration at the School of Visual Arts.
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