Illustration of Adorable Characters Inspired by Nature

Illustration of Adorable Characters Inspired by Nature

“We have come to the end of this course. I am very happy that you accompanied me to the end. I hope you enjoyed it and found inspiration to design your own awesome creatures. Now it's time to work on your project. Maybe your illustrations are already finished and you can now present your course project in full. Maybe you're still there or you even want to start something new. In any case, I would like to remind you to let your creativity run free. My illustrations should only serve as inspiration. Here I have summarized the most important steps as briefly as possible as a reminder for you: inspiration Go on a treasure hunt in nature and find out what inspires you. Create a digital collection of references of plants and animals. Sketches Combine different plants and animals into loose sketches of fantastic creatures. Experiment with different interesting basic shapes and don't go into too much detail just yet.

Emotion and Expression Give your best creations more character and define their gestures and facial expressions. Feel into your characters and try out which facial expression suits them best. lineart Draw clean outlines over your sketches. Try to draw "confident" lines and erase little. Work where you want shadows in your drawing with more pressure and thicker, darker lines. colors, texture, details Finally, it goes into the elaboration of your drawings, first with color and texture, then with shadows and the last highlights. Complete! I am very excited to see what you have created. Upload your finished project to the forum. Simply click on "Create your project". Remember to add the pictures of the different stages to show the whole process. You can also write a short explanation for this. The forum gives you the opportunity not only to present your projects, but also to exchange ideas with the community and find more inspiration. Of course, I will stop by as often as possible and be at your side with advice and feedback. Have fun, see you! ”

Partial transcription of the video

“final project We have come to the end of this course. Thank you for being there. I hope you enjoyed it and you can take something for your own art. Now it's your turn. Design your fantastical and botanical creatures and find out what inspires you. Draw nature studies of plants and animals. Put on a sketchbook and draw a lot of things that interest you. The more you draw, the easier it becomes. Combine plants and animals into fantastic characters. Experiment with basic shapes and emotions. Remember to always work from the big to the small details. Like a sculptor. Imagine you have a structur...”

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Course summary for: Illustration of Adorable Characters Inspired by Nature

• Level: Beginner
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• 6330 students
• 5 units
• 14 lessons (2h 52m)
• 5 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Software

  Procreate

• Areas

  Character Design, Digital Drawing, Digital Illustration, Drawing