Illustrating Imaginary Cartoon Characters

Overview

“It is important to be clear about what we want to draw and what we want to communicate. In this lesson I will give you tips to write some ideas for your character, this will help you determine the story you want to convey through the illustration.”

In this video lesson Samantha Martínez addresses the topic: Writing Ideas for the Character, 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

“Writing ideas for the character Before you start drawing, it is important to know what we want to draw and, above all, what do we want to convey with that illustration. Writing down ideas helps us determine graphic aspects of the character or the world where he lives. You can also help us when we are blocked and we don't know what to draw. Sometimes start with a blank canvas with so many things to draw it can be overwhelming or stressful because we don't know where to start. Writing ideas helps us set limits and guidelines. We can write keywords about the character we want to draw or we can...”

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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