What you'll learn
Drawing Gestures
Drawing Body Language
14 poses
Various sitting poses
Drawing outfits and props
Simple perspective for characters and outfits
Requirements
My course: Basics of Stylized Character: Illustrating People in Procreate
You should know how to work with the Procreate app
iPad supporting Procreate & Apple Pencil or other supported stylus
Comfortable with being inspired and trying things out on your own
Description
Get comfortable and more confident when drawing character poses and gestures.Do you ever feel that your characters could be more lively, expressive, and dynamic? Or, are you looking for more ideas to take your character designs to the next level? Then, this class is for you! ☺︎Many of you, after taking my class about Stylized Characters Design, have shared that you would like to learn and practice more about character design!And so, in this class, we will level up and I'll take you through the journey of making your characters more lively, expressive and dynamic, by using simple shapes and drawing poses and gestures.We will be creating a lot of little stories using character poses, gestures, clothes, and props, culminating in creating a group of characters - a stylized portrait of your friends, family, or a characters lineup for a movie or a game.You will gain a solid skill for developing your character design and style further. You will learn:what brushes I often use to create my illustrationshow to use a stick figure to draw poseshow to use simple shapes to quickly sketch the body partshow to apply proportions to make your characters believablehow to work with the spine and weight to make your characters more dynamichow to apply basic perspective to create depth in your charactersWe will talk about the importance of gestures and body language so you can make your characters appear confident, shy, happy, or elegant. And you will get inspired by various examples on how to color and finish your sketches.You will also get two creative challenges for mood and simple storytelling while adding props to your characters.But wait, there is more ☺︎You will learn how to approach sitting, walking, running, jumping, floating poses with lots of quick tips as well as professional advice from working with clients.Last by not least, we will talk about what to consider when you will be creating a group and composition consisting of more characters.At the end of the class, you will have an illustration you could print out for your home, give to someone from your family, and friends, or if you create your own, custom designs, use them in your portfolio.I will be using Procreate 5X, but feel free to use any other drawing software or medium you prefer.In addition, you will also get a bunch of freebies to use with this class:Mood boards with photo references for your characters!Fun practice sheetsLet's get started with expanding your horizons and drawing awesome characters!See you in the class!© Copyright Iva Mikles | All Rights Reserved | Class content & structure for educational purposes only
Overview
Section 1: Introduction
Lecture 1 Introduction
Lecture 2 Class overview & Project
Lecture 3 Resources
Lecture 4 Canvas & Brush Setup
Section 2: Core Concepts
Lecture 5 From Basic Proportions to a Pose
Lecture 6 Gesture Drawing and Body Language
Lecture 7 Weight
Lecture 8 Using Simple Shapes to Design a Body
Lecture 9 Coloring Exercise 1
Section 3: Poses
Lecture 10 Confident Pose
Lecture 11 Power Pose
Lecture 12 Coloring Exercise 2
Lecture 13 Shy & Reserved Pose
Lecture 14 Elegant & Delicate Pose
Lecture 15 Happy & Excited Pose
Lecture 16 Jumping Pose
Lecture 17 Magical & Float Pose
Lecture 18 Walking Pose
Lecture 19 Coloring Exercise 3
Lecture 20 Running Pose
Section 4: Sitting Poses
Lecture 21 Sitting Pose
Lecture 22 Stories - Sitting Pose
Lecture 23 Levels - Sitting Pose
Lecture 24 Cross-legged - Sitting Pose
Lecture 25 Front view - Sitting Pose
Section 5: Outfits & Props
Lecture 26 Elegant vs Sporty Outfits
Lecture 27 Outgoing vs Shy Outfits
Section 6: Props
Lecture 28 Mood & Creativity
Lecture 29 Point and Look
Section 7: Simple Perspective
Lecture 30 Simple Perspective in Outfits
Lecture 31 Simple Perspective in Characters
Lecture 32 Simple Perspective in Characters with Props
Section 8: Your Turn
Lecture 33 Group and Flow
Lecture 34 Examples for Inspiration
Section 9: Final Thoughts
Lecture 35 Final Thoughts
Illustrators,Digital Artists,Graphic Designers,Hobby Artists and Creatives



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