Stylized Character Illustration: From Reference to Drawing
Creating a Mood Board
A course by Tasia M S , Illustrator and Character Designer
About the video: Creating a Mood Board
Overview
“Let's begin creating the course project. This lesson will help you through the process of coming up with an idea of a character, planning, and creating a story. ”
In this video lesson Tasia M S addresses the topic: Creating a Mood Board, which is part of the Domestika online course: Stylized Character Illustration: From Reference to Drawing. Learn to use reference images to design and create digital illustrations of captivating characters that tell a story.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Creating a Mood Board In this lesson, we'll create a mood board and we'll make references for our artwork. Let's get back to our cake analogy. Just like you need to gather ingredients for baking a cake, you'll have to collect references to create a good drawing. The best way for me to get ideas is through Pinterest because it creates an algorithm of things you already like. I usually go on my Pinterest dashboard and look for any inspiration and put it in a mood board. Let's create our mood board. Usually, I would scroll through until something catches my eye. For this drawing, I want it t...”
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Course summary for: Stylized Character Illustration: From Reference to Drawing
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Character Design, Digital Illustration, Traditional illustration
Tasia M S
A course by Tasia M S
Tasia MS is a freelance illustrator and character designer based in Johannesburg, South Africa. She is a self-taught artist who’s love for drawing comes from a young age, when she would sketch the models from the pages of her mother’s fashion books.
While studying 3D and 2D design, she noticed that the illustrations she had created in her free time were getting a lot of attention on social media and getting her jobs. It was then that she realized her true passion was character design and opted to go at it full-time. She has since worked with large studios such as DC Comics, Mubi, Clip Studio Paint, 3DTotal, WarnerMedia, and HBO. She has also designed book covers and comic covers.
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