Characters and Settings for Children's Story Illustration
Character design: how to understand and express them
A course by Daniel Wu , Illustrator
About the video: Character design: how to understand and express them
Overview
“The time has come to shape our beautiful beings who carry our history on their backs! For this, we must understand some concepts about character design so that we can make them pass on some kind of information before even doing anything. These concepts are based on three basic ways, and the way we react to them is in a spontaneous and instinctive way. The circle gives us lightness, softness and a feeling of fluidity. The square conveys stability and security. And the triangle, the idea of agility but also aggressiveness. But before applying these forms to the structure of our characters, we need to know them in depth and understand their personality with three key questions: what does he think of himself, what does the world think of him and what does he think of the world. ”
In this video lesson Daniel Wu addresses the topic: Character design: how to understand and express them, which is part of the Domestika online course: Characters and Settings for Children's Story Illustration. Learn to use the power of storytelling to illustrate children's books in your own style.
Partial transcription of the video
“Character design: how to understand and express them In this class, we will draw our beloved characters and it will be the main channel of communication with the viewer. "How do I make my character cute the way I want?" Calm down, you are on the right course, because now let's talk about character design. There are several concepts that we apply to the character, already in its design, in its form, for him to pass on the message, to pass on the information before opening your mouth to speak. These concepts were not invented, Someone one day sat at a big table and said: "This will represent ...”
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Course summary for: Characters and Settings for Children's Story Illustration
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Character Design, Children's Illustration, Digital Illustration, Drawing, Traditional illustration
Daniel Wu
A course by Daniel Wu
Daniel Wu is a Brazilian illustrator focused on the publishing market. He has been passionate about the storytelling power of images since he was young. After graduating in social communication, he worked in several areas before making his dream of working in illustration a reality.
His expressive and humorous style has seen him collaborate with major publishers and publications such as FTD, Abril, and Storytime Magazine, as well as international brands including Faber-Castell, Avon, and PepsiCo. In 2021, he published his own version of the classic Little Red Riding Hood with Bamboozinho.
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