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NOT Boring Characters: How to Create Modern Character Illustration

Offered By: Skillshare

Tags

Drawing Courses Creativity Courses Color Theory Courses Fashion Illustration Courses Character Illustration Courses Editorial Illustration Courses

Course Description

Overview

For a few years of self-education I’ve been taken many online courses, drown a great deal of sketches and created many personal projects. And now I absolutely realize how to develop my own style and what information is lacking on the Internet. Therefore, I made this class full of tips and exercises that will help you in drawing unique characters, finding inspiration and your own style!

In this class you’ll learn:

  • What is ‘not a boring character’ and where to look for inspiration.
  • What are the simplest ways to create a non-boring character from an ordinary one.
  • How to create a character, starting with a silhouette and how to assemble it from pieces, like a constructor.
  • How to free your hand and find your own technique for drawing.
  • How to create a complete illustration with characters, where to get a theme, and how to match colors.

I also added a PDF file with basic notes, tips & tricks, and useful links to the course.

This exciting class is for you:

  • If you are passionate about characters, but do not want to draw caricatures, cartoons or ordinary people.
  • If you are attracted by editorial illustration, fashion illustrations, creation of murals, modern paintings, zines and other projects that your favorite illustrators are already creating.
  • If you are looking for your own unique and eye-catching style.
  • If you want to try something new in illustration.

Join!

It won't be boring!

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You can see my works here:

Behance

Instagram

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Music:

Le Gang


Syllabus

  • Introduction
  • Examples of Unusual Characters
  • Analyze This and That
  • From Boring to Not Boring
  • Symmetrical Silhouette (Pt. I): Paper Cutting
  • Symmetrical Silhouette (Pt. II): Adding Details
  • Collecting Character from Parts (Pt. I): Sketches
  • Collecting Character from Parts (Pt. II): Collage
  • Gesture pose (Pt. I): Free Your Hand
  • Gesture pose (Pt. II): Details
  • One Pose - Thousand Options
  • Techniques
  • Final Illustration (Pt. I): Preparing
  • Final Illustration (Pt. II): Creating
  • Conclusion

Taught by

Anastacia Sholik

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