Lifestyle Illustration for Vibrant and Expressive Characters
Drawing, fashion and color to tell stories
A course by Jordi Labanda , Illustrator
About the video: Drawing, fashion and color to tell stories
Overview
“In my illustrations I always like to tell stories through characters with soul. That is why I will teach you to develop your own narrative and bring your characters to life through drawing, fashion and color.”
In this video lesson Jordi Labanda addresses the topic: Drawing, fashion and color to tell stories, 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
“Drawing, fashion and color to tell stories My illustrations are recognizable by a global audience because they have the ability to tell stories through characters with soul. In this lesson I will teach you how to develop your own narrative and give life to your characters through fashion, drawing and color. In professions like illustration, you have to decide From what point of view do you want to tell your stories? In illustration, as in all the arts, you can decide that your narrative starts from a darker place, as the illustrator Beardsley did at the time, with very allegorical and very ...”
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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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