Lifestyle Illustration for Vibrant and Expressive Characters
Final touches with pen and digitization
A course by Jordi Labanda , Illustrator
About the video: Final touches with pen and digitization
Overview
“After outlining we can add some shadow or volume to the illustration by applying a touch with Copic markers. I will also teach you how to digitize it to share it with the world.”
In this video lesson Jordi Labanda addresses the topic: Final touches with pen and digitization, 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
“Final touches with pen and digitization In this lesson, I will teach you how to put the finishing touches on your illustration so that it is perfect. I always use a final touch with Copic markers to finish giving a little volume, a little life, a little shine to the illustration. It may be that for some people the illustration is already finished, but to me, as I said, I like to give it a touch with a marker. A color that I use a lot It is the color E44 Clay. I use it mostly on the skin of the characters because it helps me to give volume, to give shade, also nuance and gain expressiveness....”
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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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