Lifestyle Illustration for Vibrant and Expressive Characters
Intention and composition: planes and visual weight
A course by Jordi Labanda , Illustrator
About the video: Intention and composition: planes and visual weight
Overview
“A good scene always has a good composition. Here I will explain how to use composition and why it is so important to achieve a good illustration. ”
In this video lesson Jordi Labanda addresses the topic: Intention and composition: planes and visual weight, 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
“Intention and composition: planes and visual weight In this lesson, we will see why it is so important have a good composition to get a good illustration. A good scene always has a good composition. If we want our illustrations to have a narrative tone, our characters will have to move in a frame in which there is rhythm and proportion. That is achieved through composition. Somehow the composition is the glue that makes everything is linked to each other, that the scene has balance, elegance and vibration. The human eye is trained to capture beauty, that's why things well done They grab our...”
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Course summary for: Lifestyle Illustration for Vibrant and Expressive Characters
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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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