Characters and Settings for Children's Story Illustration
Characters full of life: the face
A course by Daniel Wu , Illustrator
About the video: Characters full of life: the face
Overview
“Before starting to draw the face of our character in detail, it is necessary to make its structure first. It might be a quick sketch, but we have to think from the outside in. With that in mind, I'm going to share with you very simple but effective techniques to help you draw expressive and charismatic characters. First, abuse facial expressions. They are very important for the message you want to convey. However, facial expressions are more complex than sad, happy or angry, they are usually a combination of emotions. The two most essential elements on a face to achieve a cool expression are the mouth and the eyebrow. It is also very helpful to use the cross to determine the characters' gaze orientation. And, of course, nothing better than references to convey what we want. I suggest having a mirror next to you when practicing this tip. Go after your Oscar! ”
In this video lesson Daniel Wu addresses the topic: Characters full of life: the face, 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
“Characters full of life: the face Now, we already have our character, that we did studying personality, then the character design, all the techniques. we have our character all wonderful, and then when you put it into action to communicate, to express the messages you want, it looks like a robot, something hard. It won't happen here, because in this class, we will learn how to bring the character to life and leave him with a swing, with some cool expressions, which, in fact, is part of the grammar of a visual artist. The tips I'm going to share here, I didn't invent them, I didn't get them ...”
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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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