Specialization in Fictional Character Design and Illustration

Overview

“In this lesson, we will be drawing the face from references to then add personality and character to the face - eyebrows, eyes, and take a look at how to find the right balance between animal and human.”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Drawing the Face: from Realistic to Adding Personality, which is part of the Domestika online course: Specialization in Fictional Character Design and Illustration. Master the art of memorable fictional character illustration, developing dynamic, expressive characters with unique personalities.

Partial transcription of the video

“In this lesson, we're going to start drawing the face of our character. And for this, I'm using soft paper and my cold erase pencil. You can use any fine pencil that you have to draw fine lines. And now I'm taking the beautiful pictures that I took of Fellini, my muse. And I'm going to start by first drawing a realistic portrait of him. So what's important about this first drawing is to spend more time looking at your picture and your reference than at the drawing you're making. This is not about doing a pretty drawing. It's really about observing all the little details in the hair, in the ...”

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Course summary for: Specialization in Fictional Character Design and Illustration

• Level: Beginner
• 185 students
• 6 units
• 83 lessons (16h 30m)
• 25 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Software

  Procreate

• Areas

  Character Design, Color Theory, Digital Illustration, Traditional illustration