Introduction to the Creation of Cartoon Style Characters
What is the caricature?
A course by Ed Vill , Illustrator and Designer
About the video: What is the caricature?
Overview
“We define the concept of cartoons and everything we can do with them. We will begin to think in cartoon format. ”
In this video lesson Ed Vill addresses the topic: What is the caricature?, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to the Creation of Cartoon Style Characters. Learn the fundamental principles to create unique and extravagant characters.
Partial transcription of the video
“Since you heard something from me we can start talking about the caricature. We wonder what is the caricature, the caricature is the exaggeration of the features of the appearance. Anything that is exaggerated is going to look like a caricature. A normal person with a big nose can already be a caricature. How many relatives or friends look like a caricature? They make a joke or have a funny phrase, that's a caricature, the cartoon we can take it anywhere. We can draw a big nose and a small head and one eye bigger than the other and we already have a funny cartoon. We can exaggerate the feat...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to the Creation of Cartoon Style Characters
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Category
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Areas
Character Design, Drawing, Traditional illustration

Ed Vill
A course by Ed Vill
Ed Vill was born in Caracas, Venezuela, but has been living in Mexico since 2016. As a self-proclaimed cartoon fanatic, he found a way to turn his passion into a career through the art of character creation.
In addition to illustration and design, Ed has worked as a writer and photographer for print media, recorded music albums, participated in radio and television programs, and even launched his own brand: EdVill. He currently illustrates children's books and teaches workshops on character creation for children and adults.
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