Guided project: Character Creation for Illustrated Stories
Podcast: Designing Contradictions: The Art of Imperfect Characters
A guided course by Valentina Toro , Illustrator and Writer
About the video: Podcast: Designing Contradictions: The Art of Imperfect Characters
Overview
“What makes a character unforgettable isn't perfection, but contradiction. This exploration shows how visual and emotional tension brings complex figures to life. From sweet faces with sharp thoughts to doubting heroes, the most human stories are born when a character contradicts themselves.”
In this video lesson Valentina Toro addresses the topic: Podcast: Designing Contradictions: The Art of Imperfect Characters, which is part of the Domestika online course: Guided project: Character Creation for Illustrated Stories. Create characters with unique souls for enlightened stories. .
Partial transcription of the video
“Welcome to this Domestika podcast. Some characters do more than appeal to us; they stir emotions. challenge us. and expose deeper truths. And frequently. it's not because of their virtues at all. but for their imperfections. A memorable character isn't the prettiest. Nor the bravest. it’s the one torn between opposing forces. The one who says one thing. feels another. the one who shows a mask. hinting at the fragility beneath it. Designing contradictions is not just narrative. It can also be done through drawing. Think of Mafalda. A sweet-looking. almost cartoonish girl. Yet. it delves into...”
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Course summary for: Guided project: Character Creation for Illustrated Stories
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Category
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Areas
Character Design, Drawing, Editorial Design, Fiction Writing, Storyboard
Valentina Toro
A guided course by Valentina Toro
Valentina Toro is an illustrator and writer with a master’s degree in Creative Writing from the EAFIT University in Medellín, Colombia. Her work revolves around her fascination with the unknown and the secret worlds that can only be discovered in books.
Over the course of her career, she has published seven books, five of which are children’s books. Her style can be described as a blend of textual narration with images that create universes inhabited by both forms of expression. She has also written three novels and done illustrations for other authors. She was a runner up in the Little Hakka Picture Book Competition in China and is currently represented internationally by Advocate-Art Inc.
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