Lifestyle Illustration for Vibrant and Expressive Characters
Outlining of clothes and faces 1
A course by Jordi Labanda , Illustrator
About the video: Outlining of clothes and faces 1
Overview
“Outlining is the master touch that makes the final effect of a gouache illustration good or average. Here I will explain how to outline what is necessary and detail the expressions of the faces.”
In this video lesson Jordi Labanda addresses the topic: Outlining of clothes and faces 1, 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
“Profiling of clothes and faces In this lesson we will finish the illustration outlining everything that needs to be outlined and making the expressions on the faces. Now what am I going to do is to paint the strips of little stones of the earrings, which, if you look closely, are previously marked by the punch, and I'm going to give a few touches to the highlights of the hairstyle of the girl on the left. I use white for this. If you are making, for example, a necklace, some earrings, some kind of jewel, I recommend that, if they are diamonds, for example, do not make all the dots the same ...”
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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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