Creating Urban Manga Characters

Creating Urban Manga Characters

“I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for taking this course. Teaching is not my strong suit, but I really enjoyed being able to talk in depth about topics that interest me. Without your support I wouldn't be here and I'm very honored that you chose me as your teacher. Now we are going to review the key phases of the project so that you can share it with the Domestika community. I would like you to briefly explain what you have done in each of them and to accompany the explanation with one or more images of each step. Choose a concept Create a concept for your character. Brainstorm on a sheet of paper to create the concept you want to work with.

Create the thumbnails and the final sketch On your canvas, generate proposals for your final composition. Once you have explored several options, choose the one you like best and generate your final sketch. Draw the lineart Work on the lineart of your drawing with the brushes that suit you best. Remember that it is not necessary if your illustration style does not require it. Apply the color Create several color options until you choose the alternative that you like the most so you can work on the final colors. Finishing touches Use your preferred editing application to do color correction and final editing. Experiment with blending modes and adjustment layers. Now it's time to share your final project with the community by clicking on "Create your project." Remember to share both the final result and the steps that led you to it. I look forward to reviewing your projects and comments on the forum. I am very excited to see the results of this course, but I am even more excited to see how you use your creativity. Finally, I would like to invite you to actively participate in the forum, not only by sharing your progress, but also by giving advice and trying to help the rest of the community. See you at the forum!”

Partial transcription of the video

“And with this we have reached the end of the course. I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for taking this course. I really enjoyed being able to talk in more depth about topics that interest me so much. Without your support I wouldn't be here. And I am very honored that you chose me as your teacher. I hope this course has helped you learn something new and improve your work. I'm looking forward to seeing what you publish as a project. Because it will surely be something incredible. Remember that for your final project you must create a character based on a concept that you have c...”

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Course summary for: Creating Urban Manga Characters

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (89)
• 8032 students
• 4 units
• 16 lessons (2h 55m)
• 14 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Software

  Adobe Photoshop, Procreate

• Areas

  Character Design, Digital Drawing, Digital Illustration, Manga, Traditional illustration