Illustration and Character Design for Children’s Stories
Influences
A course by Teresa Martínez , Illustrator
About the video: Influences
Overview
“I want you to know some of my influences. From Alejandro Rangel Hidalgo and his way of portraying Mexican characters with a very particular aesthetic, to the magical cinematographic universe of Miyazaki, through the organic, soft and expressive aesthetics of Chris Sanders. In addition to the work of the great Hirschfeld, who with his great mastery of style manages to portray, with an incredible handling of the line, an infinity of characters with a very strong personality.”
In this video lesson Teresa Martínez addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Illustration and Character Design for Children’s Stories. Learn new digital drawing techniques and create evocative characters.
Partial transcription of the video
“Influences So I've told you a bit about my life and showed you some of my work, and now I'd like to tell you about my influences. I'll start by mentioning an artist that I saw a lot in my childhood. It's Alejandro Rangel Hidalgo. He was a Mexican artist whose most notable work was a series of postcards created for UNICEF. His characters have a very specific aesthetic and he portrayed Mexican characters. They have very round faces, very large, almond-shaped eyes and this clothing, which I believe is most representative of his work and which left its mark on many later illustrators. The next ...”
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Course summary for: Illustration and Character Design for Children’s Stories
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Areas
Character Design, Children's Illustration, Narrative, Traditional illustration
Teresa Martínez
A course by Teresa Martínez
Teresa started out in illustration at a young age, publishing comics independently as well as in a local daily newspaper. She later studied to be a graphic designer but never stopped incorporating illustrations into her projects. In 2002 she started working in the editorial industry and published pieces with Richmond, Editorial SM, Castillo, Edebé, Alfaguara, and CONACULTA.
With more than 25 years' experience in the field of illustration, she has had numerous opportunities in the audiovisual world, seeing her illustrations appear in the short Imaginantes as well as internationally. Some of her pieces, including Swan Lake, Fábulas Mexicanas, Arthur and the Sword in the Stone, and Fantastic Body, have been published in England, France, Spain, Brazil, and the United States.
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