Character Sketchbook: Find Your Voice
What makes a character?
A course by Carlos Sallas , Graphic Artist
About the video: What makes a character?
Overview
“In this lesson we will analyze in depth what makes up our character, to know him from head to toe before starting to draw. Then we will use the characteristics we identify to generate new ideas for our character and thus create a very personal design. ”
In this video lesson Carlos Sallas addresses the topic: What makes a character?, 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 we are going to work on our final project. As you can see, I like vampires a little bit, so I'm going to do my version of Dracula, but you can think of your favorite character, the only requirement is that it already exists. First we will talk about what makes up a character. The most famous people usually have characteristics that make them recognizable and memorable, and for this reason they are very easy to describe. For example, a yellow boy with a rectangular head, zigzag hair, red shirt and blue shorts, obviously It's Bart Simpson. A green man, huge and muscular, with torn pants, ...”
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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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