A course for practicing illustrators and designers. You will learn how to create vivid characters for publications, social networks and advertising. You will be able to illustrate different types of characters and discover new creative possibilities.
Course content
Online lectures and a lot of practice in different styles and techniques are waiting for you. The teachers will give detailed feedback on every practical work.
Sketches and visual library
You’ll make three stylization options based on a photo. Learn how to set accents, exaggerate shapes, and capture everything in a quick sketch.
The Character’s Face
Understand the difference between the faces of male and female characters, old men and children. Learn to use these characteristics in your work. Will be able to show through shapes and individual features the character’s character.
Figure – age and gender
Study the peculiarities of female and male figures. Understand how the body changes with age. From a photograph, imagine and draw the same character at different ages.
Important points when creating a character
Learn where to get ideas for creating a character. Learn to work with action lines and the character’s silhouette. Use contrast and rhythm to make the image more realistic and interesting.
Book Illustration.
Understand the specifics of creating characters for books. Study the plot and age range of a book to prepare a character sketch.
Animal Characters
Learn about the peculiarities of depicting animals. Practice sketching characters for books.
Human Characters
Understand what to do when a sketch is approved. Draw an illustration of a character for a children’s book.
Unusual Characters.
Create an object character or character for an adult book from sketch to finished work.
Character in Advertising
Learn how to quickly “paint” before work. You’ll understand why a character development brief is needed. You will use real cases to analyze the peculiarities of this type of illustration. You will create a character “from a spot” and write his legend.
Character in Social Media.
Learn how to make caricatures. Study photos of a real person, note characteristic details of his appearance and fix them in the drawing. Draw a stylized portrait you can use as an avatar for the social networks.
Character Reproduction
You will learn what the rotation of the character is and learn how to draw all angles of the character. You will take into account the technical requirements of the illustration and release it taking into account all the wishes of the customer.