Manga Character Illustration Specialization

Overview

“A character not only expresses how they feel through their facial expressions, but they can also do so with their body. To bring characters to life, you need to practice, study, and observe expressions. In this lesson, I'll teach you how. ”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Character and Expressions, which is part of the Domestika online course: Manga Character Illustration Specialization. Design manga characters by integrating anatomy, proportions, and expressions to create unique and distinctive personalities.

Partial transcription of the video

“The Character and Expressions In this lesson I want to talk about expression in manga. When I say expression I mean the emotions that your character may be expressing. It is important that we understand the human figure because characters not only express emotions and expressions with their faces, but also with their body. In this lesson we will focus primarily on the expressions that characters make with their faces. We can do exercises like the ones we saw in the last lesson, but focusing only on the face. You can start with a base of your character. You’ll notice that these exercises are...”

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Course summary for: Manga Character Illustration Specialization

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (3)
• 366 students
• 6 units
• 74 lessons (12h 37m)
• 68 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Software

  Adobe Photoshop

• Areas

  Character Design, Color Theory, Comic, Digital Illustration, Manga, Narrative, Storytelling, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting