Design and Illustration of Incredible Characters
My first character
A course by Christian Michel , Graphic designer and illustrator
Learn to draw fantastic characters like a professional
- Spanish with subtitles in English
- 99% positive reviews (172)
- 2324 students
About the video: My first character
Overview
“Based on the first lessons about scratches and strokes, we will create our first characters. For this, I will show you some techniques that can help you in the process.”
In this video lesson Christian Michel addresses the topic: My first character, 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
“To create your first character we will rely in basic geometric figures. For example, the square, the circle, half circle, ellipse, some irregular figures and those that occur to you. And with them I will start creating my first character. It is important that you see how I am using the basic forms that we have been mentioning. And at times we will end up scoring well. Since we finished tracing our character, I'm going to show you where the figures were that you should have found anyway during the stroke Ah, we had no triangle. Half circle for the patch, circle for the eye. Half circles for ...”
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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
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.
- 99% positive reviews (172)
- 2324 students
- 26 lessons (5h 24m)
- 16 additional resources (10 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish
- Spanish, English, Portuguese, German, French, Italian, Polish, Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
