
Learn character design techniques in this course by using illustration brushes and gesture-driven composition. Apply lighting methods and create compelling color palettes to make your character pop.
Explore inking with a no-stroke brush in Illustrator to color without outlines, then shape and hatch vector art with a brush tool for high-fidelity ink.
Apply the first is last method to build a bunny character from the farthest shapes to the head, using regular and blind brushes, and add inking and shading in Illustrator.
Develop a head-centered illustration by emphasizing hair shapes, establishing a strong focal point around the eyes and face, and using a swooping gesture to frame the 70s/80s hair.
Develop secondary characters with a symbiotic alien design, emphasizing the face, details like hair and teeth, and balanced line art to unify the piece.
Apply top-left secondary lighting to make the hair pop against the background, and adjust color brightness and hues for a flat, flexible look without multiply or screen effects.
Balance the colors between background and foreground, render harmonious hues, and match gradients across elements to ensure color consistency as you reach the end of the tutorial series.
Character Design and Illustration: The Summoner. Join me as I walk you through my method of character design and illustration using Adobe Illustrator. I spent over 10 years developing the style of illustration using the most robust vector software on the market. You will learn exactly how I approach my character design and illustration as if you're over my shoulder watching me in a real-life studio setting. My approach to character design is very modular, and allows for many different types of genres and design types. So whatever, kind of project you're working on this demo will get you on the right track.
The techniques I'm using in this video series can be carried over into many other painting and drawing applications. The methods I'm using are partial to Adobe Illustrator. This video will focus primarily on how to digital paint in the broadest sense so we can apply the knowledge to any other process as we see fit.
Digital painting and cell shading in Adobe Illustrator allows you to adapt your character designs for many uses and sizes. Since vectors are scalable and do not pixelate when resized.
Just imagine the implications.
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