Lifestyle Illustration for Vibrant and Expressive Characters
Influences
A course by Jordi Labanda , Illustrator
About the video: Influences
Overview
“Now I am going to tell you about the artists whose work has helped shape my personality as an illustrator. My work would not be the same without all these influences.”
In this video lesson Jordi Labanda addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Lifestyle Illustration for Vibrant and Expressive Characters. Learn to draw expressive characters and become the scriptwriter, stylist, and art director of your own illustrated stories.
Partial transcription of the video
“influences In this lesson I will talk to you about the artists whose work has helped shape my personality as an illustrator. My work would not be the same at all without all these influences. One of my favorite artists and photographers is Richard Avedon. Richard Avedon He is one of the artists from whom I have learned the most. the power of composition. One of the things I have learned most from Avedon's work is that elegance is always linked to a visual economy. Less is always more. I really admire his sense of rhythm and his ability to tell stories. His editorials for "Vogue" or "Harper'...”
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Course summary for: Lifestyle Illustration for Vibrant and Expressive Characters
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Category
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Areas
Character Design, Drawing, Gouache Painting, Traditional illustration
Jordi Labanda
A course by Jordi Labanda
Fashion, publicity, and animation illustrator Jordi Labanda is known for his unmistakable style. He was born in Mercedes, Uruguay, and lived in Barcelona from the age of three, although he is now based in New York. His work paved the way for a new era of illustration, which went from being undervalued to being used as a key communication tool. It's been more than 19 years since his characters began to appear in publications and ad campaigns, as well as on homeware and stationery collections.
As an editorial illustrator and trend writer, he periodically collaborates with iconic publications from both the fashion and lifestyle spheres like Vogue Japan, The Daily Telegraph, Candy, Harper's Bazaar, and La Vanguardia magazine. His illustrations have also appeared in publications such as Wallpaper, Vogue USA, Visionaire, and The New York Times Sunday Magazine, among others.
As a corporate illustrator, Labanda illustrated the poster for Woody Allen's latest movie, Rifkin’s Festival, and has collaborated with brands including Louis Vuitton, Moncler, Zara, Vodafone, adidas, Pepsi Light, Dior, Danone, Nissan España, and American Express. His work has also been exhibited in galleries and museums across the world and was compiled into the bestseller Heyday, published with Editorial RM.
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