Illustrating Imaginary Cartoon Characters

About Me

A course by Samantha Martínez , Digital Animator and Illustrator

Digital Animator and Illustrator. Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico.
Joined November 2018
100% positive reviews (30)
1,165 students
Audio: Spanish
Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch

About the video: About Me

Overview

“In this lesson I will introduce myself and tell you about myself and my experience sharing my illustrations on social networks. I will explain how this can help you publicize your work and get to know the work of incredible illustration references.”

In this video lesson Samantha Martínez addresses the topic: About Me, which is part of the Domestika online course: Illustrating Imaginary Cartoon Characters. Learn to design imaginary characters that convey messages through gestures, poses, and unique scenes.

Partial transcription of the video

“Presentation Hi, I'm Sam and I'm a digital illustrator and animator. I am from the state of Chihuahua, Mexico and I currently live in Querétaro. I have always had a great love for art and illustration. Since I was little I have been interested in drawing and creating characters. Before, I always drew in my school notebooks. Drawing for me has always been an escape from the real world, where I can draw any character in any fantastic world. My interest started because of watching a lot of cartoons and play videogames. I could spend all day sitting in front of the TV, seeing all these worlds a...”

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Course summary for: Illustrating Imaginary Cartoon Characters

  • Level: Beginner
  • 100% positive reviews (30)
  • 1165 students
  • 4 units
  • 15 lessons (1h 55m)
  • 10 downloads
  • Category

    Illustration
  • Software

    Adobe Photoshop
  • Areas

    Character Design, Digital Drawing, Digital Illustration, Traditional illustration

Samantha Martínez

Samantha Martínez
A course by Samantha Martínez

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Digital Animator and Illustrator

Samantha Martínez, better known as Sam, is a digital animator and illustrator from Mexico, specialized in bringing fantastical figures to life through her designs. After studying 3D digital animation for video games, she discovered her true passion, and decided to dedicate herself to illustration and character design full time.

Her work is characterized by themes relating to fantasy and comedy, reminiscent of the caricature genre. Drawing characters straight from her imagination has allowed her to create an array of audiovisual content for different agencies, as well as illustrate the book El Club de las Niñas Fantasma, published by Alfaguara.


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Illustrating Imaginary Cartoon Characters. Illustration course by Samantha Martínez

Illustrating Imaginary Cartoon Characters

A course by Samantha Martínez
Digital Animator and Illustrator. Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico.
Joined November 2018
  • 100% positive reviews (30)
  • 1,165 students