Lifestyle Illustration for Vibrant and Expressive Characters
Painting process 3
A course by Jordi Labanda , Illustrator
About the video: Painting process 3
Overview
“We arrived at the last steps of the painting. I'm going to finish painting all the big blocks of color in the illustration.”
In this video lesson Jordi Labanda addresses the topic: Painting process 3, 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
“painting process Now I'm going to paint the skin of the girl on the right. For this I am going to use the Van Dyck brown from Winsor Newton. In this case directly from the tube, because it is a color that already has a certain powdery tone. I don't need to mix it with white. Also, being direct from the tube, that will allow me not to be aware of the mix, because really, every time you mix a color you must be very careful that it does not dry out, how it interacts, and being directly from the tube is more comfortable. I realize that I have forgotten outlining the girl's features with the pun...”
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Course summary for: Lifestyle Illustration for Vibrant and Expressive Characters
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Category
Illustration -
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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