Specialization in Fictional Character Design and Illustration

Overview

“I sometimes like to add some text to my illustration. In this case, I'd like to include the name of the city. You'll see how I work on hand lettering as just another element of drawing, merging it with the composition. Once that is done, I'll import my sketch onto Procreate and fine-tune the details in order to get a refined sketch.”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Lettering and Fine-Tuning, 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 will add lettering to your sketch and fine-tune the details. I want to add name of the city to my sketch. In most cases, hand lettering looks the best with illustration, at least the illustrations I do. So I want to show you how I work with lettering. The best way to think of the lettering in your illustration is as a drawing. Don't think about as a writing or as a font. Think of it as a drawing. So it's just Another element of your artwork. I used to be afraid of lettering because I thought that I have a ugly handwriting but then I realize it. Lettering is just there. il...”

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Course summary for: Specialization in Fictional Character Design and Illustration

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

• Category

  Illustration

• Software

  Procreate

• Areas

  Character Design, Color Theory, Digital Illustration, Traditional illustration