Fantasy Character Design in Photoshop: Create Magical Worlds
From geometry to sweeping shapes
A course by Claudya Schmidt , Fantasy Artist
About the video: From geometry to sweeping shapes
Overview
“I showed you how you can use simple brush strokes to divide animals into geometric shapes and thus represent their shape with simple but precise strokes. Now let's do the same thing with sweeping, organic brushstrokes.”
In this video lesson Claudya Schmidt addresses the topic: From geometry to sweeping shapes, which is part of the Domestika online course: Fantasy Character Design in Photoshop: Create Magical Worlds. Learn fantasy character design. Craft magical plant creatures in meaningful scenes..
Partial transcription of the video
“In the last lesson we explored simple shapes and now we're going to hold ours ideas with geometry. With the extraction of geometric shapes, I showed you like you steep and easy hold a shape. But now I would like to show you like you with swinging, organic brush strokes can achieve the same result. So now I go here in my references, that I drew. For example the fox I like it very much. I copy it of my choice, Control C copied. I hide my layers make me a new level Control V Instead of straight lines, which are more geometric in nature, I try to make sweeping strokes. Can you do with a bigger ...”
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Course summary for: Fantasy Character Design in Photoshop: Create Magical Worlds
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Category
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Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Character Design, Digital Illustration, Drawing, Traditional illustration

Claudya Schmidt
A course by Claudya Schmidt
Claudya Schmidt, also known as Alector or "Planty," is a freelance artist, author, character and environmental designer, and fantasy illustrator. Her work often delves into the intersection between nature and imagination, blending animals and plants to create magical creatures and transformative narratives. Claudya's art is not only visually captivating but also conveys a sense of calm and meditative wonder.
With a rich background in art and storytelling, Claudya has cultivated a distinctive style that has earned her prestigious awards and recognition. Her passion for sharing her artistic journey and helping others discover their creative potential shines through in this course. Explore the enchanting world of character design and digital artistry under Claudya's expert guidance.
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