Lifestyle Illustration for Vibrant and Expressive Characters
Drawing and expressiveness of characters: in search of a voice
A course by Jordi Labanda , Illustrator
About the video: Drawing and expressiveness of characters: in search of a voice
Overview
“The more alive your character is, the closer it will be to your audience. Let me show you how you can work on the expressiveness of your characters so that they come to life through drawing.”
In this video lesson Jordi Labanda addresses the topic: Drawing and expressiveness of characters: in search of a voice, 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 and expressiveness of characters: in search of the voice In this lesson I will teach you to get the maximum expressiveness of your characters through drawing. The more alive your character is, the closer it will be to your audience. To create characters with soul, it is very important to pay attention to the gestures of the people around us, in how they manage their emotions. You have to do some field work. to study the small details that make the difference between one state of mind and another. I prefer to underline the emotions of my characters with small gestures. This way I mak...”
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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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