Lifestyle Illustration for Vibrant and Expressive Characters

The sketches

A course by Jordi Labanda , Illustrator

Illustrator. Barcelona, Spain.
Joined June 2014
100% positive reviews (68)
1,896 students
Audio: Spanish, English
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About the video: The sketches

Overview

“The sketch will help us define how the illustration is going to be and dump all the ideas and then select. In this lesson I will explain how to make the first phase of the sketch. ”

In this video lesson Jordi Labanda addresses the topic: The sketches, 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

“the sketches In this lesson we will talk about the sketch. The sketch is a very important stage of the project, because that's where you define exactly what your illustration is going to look like. It serves to dump all your ideas and then go cleaning. In the sketch, it is very important to synthesize as much as possible, because that will make your illustration perfect. I always do the sketch in two different phases. In the first phase, which is what I will show you now, I make a drawing much faster and freer, because it helps me to study the composition that I want to create and the actin...”

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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
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    Illustration
  • Areas

    Character Design, Drawing, Gouache Painting, Traditional illustration

Jordi Labanda

Jordi Labanda
A course by Jordi Labanda

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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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Lifestyle Illustration for Vibrant and Expressive Characters. Illustration course by Jordi Labanda

Lifestyle Illustration for Vibrant and Expressive Characters

A course by Jordi Labanda
Illustrator. Barcelona, Spain.
Joined June 2014
  • 100% positive reviews (68)
  • 1,896 students