Stylized Character Illustration: From Reference to Drawing
Rough Sketches and Planning
A course by Tasia M S , Illustrator and Character Designer
About the video: Rough Sketches and Planning
Overview
“This lesson is all about sketching out ideas using references as a guide. As I sketch, I will show you how to combine all of the sources to make something new! ”
In this video lesson Tasia M S addresses the topic: Rough Sketches and Planning, 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
“ Rough Sketches and Planning In this lesson, I'll be using our references to create three different variations of the character and I'll choose my favourite one to colour. Now, using the 3D pose we've created, I'll do a quick sketch of it. I'll completely sketch it out to use it as a base. I'll copy it so I can have a variation. This is the part where I start to have fun. I'll look through my references and go crazy and draw whatever I can think of. When I look at this lamp, I see it like a frilly dress, so I'll draw a character in that. For her hairstyle, I'll look at this one. I'll look ...”
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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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