Design and Illustration of Incredible Characters
Walking - Part 2
A course by Christian Michel , Graphic designer and illustrator
About the video: Walking - Part 2
Overview
“Since you know the importance of working with complete figures to build the structure, we will learn how to dissect them to stay with only the strokes we want. I will also show you how to merge all the strokes into a single object ready to color.”
In this video lesson Christian Michel addresses the topic: Walking - Part 2, which is part of the Domestika online course: Design and Illustration of Incredible Characters. Learn to draw fantastic characters like a professional.
Partial transcription of the video
“The problem is that if I give it Command + Y, we can see which are pure Strokes, and there is no way to have much control, Because they are pure separate pieces. We can't really do anything here. So what would be the next step? The next step is going to be Cut things that don't work for us. Everything that does not help us, we will eliminate. So, first I will give you an example. I'm going to grab this piece and there are three ways to eliminate things, to cut. The first are the scissors, I'm going to explain are the scissors, which is simply click where we want, at point one and at point t...”
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Course summary for: Design and Illustration of Incredible Characters
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Character Design, Digital Illustration, Traditional illustration

Christian Michel
A course by Christian Michel
Christian Michel has always been surrounded by art and as a child he was clear about his vocation as an illustrator. He studied graphic design at the Universidad Anáhuac del Sur (Mexico), where he also had the opportunity to offer a chair. He founded the Visual Infection studio, based in Mexico City and San Antonio, specializing in packaging design, illustration and advertising, where he works for companies around the world.
He has exhibited part of his work collectively in Mexico City, Toulouse, Barcelona, Finland, Berlin and New York. Recently he has dedicated himself to share his work and experience as a lecturer in Mexico and abroad. Part of his work can be seen in specialized publications, in all kinds of products and in well-known advertising campaigns.
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