Character Sketchbook: Find Your Voice
What is style and what is an authorial voice
A course by Carlos Sallas , Graphic Artist
About the video: What is style and what is an authorial voice
Overview
“In this lesson I will talk about why it is more important to find your voice as a creator than to create a style.”
In this video lesson Carlos Sallas addresses the topic: What is style and what is an authorial voice, which is part of the Domestika online course: Character Sketchbook: Find Your Voice. Create original drawings in your sketchbook and personalize you favorite fictional character with different exercises..
Partial transcription of the video
“In this unit we are going to see the differences between style and authorial voice and how we can develop it. Some say that style is like a magic wand that when an artist has it they will be able to dominate the world. Others say that style is like a prison that if you decide on one you will never be able to move forward nor will you be able to create new things. But really, which of these legends is true? For me, style is the repetition of certain graphic solutions that become recognizable over time. They even say that some companies like Disney, like Cartoon Network or even everything The...”
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Course summary for: Character Sketchbook: Find Your Voice
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Areas
Character Design, Digital Illustration, Drawing, Sketchbook, Sketching, Traditional illustration
Carlos Sallas
A course by Carlos Sallas
Carlos Sallas is a distinguished graphic artist and designer hailing from a small town in southern Morelos, Mexico. His deep passion for drawing has led him to work in a variety of fields, including editorial illustration, animation, advertising, and tattooing.
He has collaborated with well-known brands like Moleskine, Wacom, and Kraken, and has contributed to projects with studios such as Ánima, Fotosíntesis, and 4M2Q Studios. Carlos has also taught workshops and given lectures at institutions like Escena, Coco School, Universidad Iberoamericana Puebla, and the Pixelatl Festival.
Among his most notable projects are the comic "La Canción del Lago," which won first place at the 2019 Pixelatl Festival, and "San Misterio," an animated series and comic that has received accolades at various international festivals.
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