Illustrating Imaginary Cartoon Characters
The Language of Forms
A course by Samantha Martínez , Digital Animator and Illustrator
Joined November 2018
Joined November 2018
About the video: The Language of Forms
Overview
“In this lesson I will explain what form language is and how it can help us understand and establish a personality for any character.”
In this video lesson Samantha Martínez addresses the topic: The Language of Forms, 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
“The language of forms the personality of a character it is very important to create designs that are attractive and believable and communicate a personality It doesn't just work through facial expression. This is just a plugin. The most important thing is the language of forms. It's all about the shapes. We need to learn about form language to know what kind of character we want to make, if we want to make a villain or a hero or someone extroverted or introverted. The basic shapes we will be working with They are the square, the circle and the triangle. We'll see. The language of forms we k...”
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Course summary for: Illustrating Imaginary Cartoon Characters
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Character Design, Digital Drawing, Digital Illustration, Traditional illustration
Samantha Martínez
A course by Samantha Martínez
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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