Character Sketchbook: Find Your Voice
The faces 1
A course by Carlos Sallas , Graphic Artist
About the video: The faces 1
Overview
“In this lesson, I'll talk to you about faces and how to draw them. Faces are extremely expressive and can communicate a lot of information with few details. We will start with basic techniques for structuring a face, using simple shapes and the correct position of key elements. We will practice with references to understand how small variations can change the expression and character of the face.”
In this video lesson Carlos Sallas addresses the topic: The faces 1, 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
“Now I'm going to talk to you a little about faces. Faces are the most expressive part of the body, since in a very small area we can have a lot of information. For artists, drawing faces can be a little intimidating, since we are emotionally connected to them and it can be a little difficult to separate yourself from that. However, creating the illusion of a face is not difficult at all, since we are so programmed to recognize them that most of the work is done by our brain. Surely you have already heard of pareidolia and if not, At least you will have experienced it. Pareidolia is the phen...”
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Course summary for: Character Sketchbook: Find Your Voice
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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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