Lifestyle Illustration for Vibrant and Expressive Characters

Lifestyle Illustration for Vibrant and Expressive Characters

“Thank you very much for your work and for having accompanied me during the course. I hope you have really enjoyed the journey and that everything you have learned will serve as an inspiration and drive to develop your illustrations. Now let's review the key phases of the project. I would like you to briefly explain what you have done in each one and accompany the explanation with one or more images. I invite you to do a different project from the one I have done so that you can try to find your own voice. References Based on the project briefing, look up set references, character acting, and styling examples to enrich your illustration.

Sketches Draw quick sketches in which you can see what type of composition you are going to do and in which the expressiveness of the characters is intuited. Then, choose the quick sketch that you like the most and create the final sketch from it. Transfer to cardboard and drawing Using a light table, transfer the chosen sketch to a cardboard and make the pencil drawing as perfect as possible. Painting Proceed to paint the drawing with gouache, starting with the light areas and ending with the dark ones, taking special care when outlining. Final touches To finish, add a few touches of shadow and volume with Copic markers. It's time for you to share your final project with the community by clicking on "Create your project". Remember to share both the final result of your illustration and the steps that have led you to it. I am looking forward to seeing your project and evaluating it. Although I ask for your patience, I will try to access the forum as much as I can and what my professional projects allow me. Finally, I want to invite you to actively participate in the forum, not only sharing your progress, but also giving advice and trying to help the rest of the community. See you in the forum!”

Partial transcription of the video

“Final project We have reached the end. I congratulate you from the bottom of my heart for finishing the course. and I thank you for all your work. In this video I would like to share with you some tips that have been valuable throughout my career. In the profession of illustrator it is almost mandatory to have a good drawing base, regardless of the style you use. While we draw we articulate our thoughts and give them shape. Drawing is the most powerful tool to make our dreams come true. For this I can only give you one piece of advice: do not stop drawing. I don't care if you carry a little...”

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Course summary for: Lifestyle Illustration for Vibrant and Expressive Characters

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (68)
• 1896 students
• 4 units
• 18 lessons (3h 36m)
• 11 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Character Design, Drawing, Gouache Painting, Traditional illustration