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Character Illustration: Draw A Unique Character With Personality

Offered By: Skillshare

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Drawing Courses Digital Art Courses Sketching Courses Color Theory Courses Mood Boards Courses Character Illustration Courses

Course Description

Overview

Do you want to bring a unique character of your own to life?

This class is a playful and self exploration of character development and illustration. I’ll be showing you my process to create an illustrated character that is full of personality and uniquely yours! Through interactive exercises focused on helping you find inspiration anywhere, defining the structure of your character, and mixing color palettes, you’ll have all the tools you need to make a unique character of your own! Whether you are a beginner or have a background in illustration, by the end of this class you’ll learn how to play and bring to life a character with a particular style defined by you.

In this class we will:

  • Learn to find inspiration from our environment
  • Prepare a mood board
  • How to define character personality
  • Sketching different styles
  • Applying color palettes 


About me:

My name is Cé Marina. I’m a Bolivian graphic illustrator based in sunny Barcelona. Before finding illustration, I had an extensive background in branding which I pulled from to teach you how to illustrate characters that are full of personality and unique!


Syllabus

  • Introduction
  • Class Project
  • Finding Inspiration
  • Give Your Character Personality
  • Create a Mood Board
  • Define Your Character’s Face
  • Drawing Bodies
  • Sketching Your Character
  • Let's Go Digital: Refine Sketch
  • Choose A Color Palette
  • Adding Base Colors
  • Adding Details and Shadows
  • Share Your Work: Exporting
  • Final Thoughts

Taught by

Cé Marina

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