Stylized Character Illustration: From Reference to Drawing
Adding Final Details
A course by Tasia M S , Illustrator and Character Designer
About the video: Adding Final Details
Overview
“Adding those final details can really tie a whole character together. In this lesson, you'll learn how to add tasteful details that make a character feel complete and life-like.”
In this video lesson Tasia M S addresses the topic: Adding Final Details, 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
“ Adding Final Details In this lesson, I'll add the final details to the drawing. First, I want to change the background colour because it was great for the rendering process, but I don't like it for the final illustration. I want to go with a more pastel background, so I will change my colour to a bit of a pinky-white. I do like it, but now I feel like the character's a bit too dark, so I will start adjusting her as well. I will copy the character, lock it, then paint her with the same shade, and put it on a saturation layer. Now, I'll merge that down and play around until I'm satisfied. I...”
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Course summary for: Stylized Character Illustration: From Reference to Drawing
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Category
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Software
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Areas
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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