Character Design with Stylized Anatomy
Defining the Characters
A course by Carmela Toro , Ilustradora
About the video: Defining the Characters
Overview
“In this lesson we will see the importance of investigating the psychology of the characters as a starting point to define them before starting to design them. I will also introduce you to the characters that I will be working on throughout this unit.”
In this video lesson Carmela Toro addresses the topic: Defining the Characters, which is part of the Domestika online course: Character Design with Stylized Anatomy. Learn to illustrate expressive and communicative characters through stylized anatomy.
Partial transcription of the video
“define the characters In this lesson we are going to meet our characters, First we are going to know the personalities of each one and then we are going to put them together little by little. We already have a fairly clear concept how geometry can communicate abstract concepts. For example, if we grabbed and said that we would like to communicate order through geometry, because we know that our answer would be something similar to a bunch of squares one on top of the other. If, on the other hand, we wanted to communicate a concept of chaos, we could grab some triangular shapes and review th...”
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Course summary for: Character Design with Stylized Anatomy
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Category
Illustration -
Areas
Character Design, Drawing, Figure Drawing, Traditional illustration

Carmela Toro
A course by Carmela Toro
Carmela Toro has worked with all areas of illustration, from design and animation to conceptualization and storyboarding. But it has been the social networks that have helped him discover his own voice, share his process and help others find their way.
Today he enjoys developing characters in his own stories and settings to narrate what he lives day by day or what his close friends experience.
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