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Self-Understanding & Market Analysis for Illustration
Before creating illustrations, learn to analyze your own strengths and the trends in the industry. This helps you set clear goals and complete your work more efficiently.
Essential Human Body Balance for Casual Illustrations
Understand the fundamentals of human body balance, crucial for character drawing. This includes facial proportions considered aesthetically pleasing and adjusting features according to current trends.
Natural Posing to Enhance Illustration Appeal
Learn key techniques for drawing natural and dynamic poses. By mastering these points, you’ll be able to create characters that capture viewers’ attention and bring your illustrations to life.
Coloring Techniques for Convincing Characters
Learn how to enhance your character’s presence through effective coloring techniques. This includes rendering clothing folds, applying shadows, and using stylized exaggeration to make your illustrations stand out.
Makeup Techniques to Create Charming Characters
Follow real-world makeup steps such as base colors, blush, and eyeshadow to bring your character’s face to life. You’ll also learn tips for achieving overall facial harmony and a polished, cohesive look.
Techniques for Expressing a World in Your Illustrations
Master techniques that convey mood and atmosphere, capturing viewers’ attention. By learning the theory behind these methods, you’ll gain skills applicable to creating illustrations in any style or setting.
**Class release dates and content are subject to change without prior notice.
- Section 01
Class Overview
01. Instructor Introduction, Course Goals- About the instructor - Common mistakes in improvement methods - What you can gain through this course
02. What Makes an Illustration Popular?- Analyzing popularity - Using your strengths in art
- Section 02
When Drawing Illustrations
03. Setting Up Your Workspace- Configuring keyboard shortcuts - Useful efficiency tools
04. Gathering References- Expanding your reference collection - Finding useful resources - Using references effectively
05. Steps Toward Mastery- Copying from photos - Human figure drawing - Analyzing and interpreting favorite illustrations
- Section 03
Basics of Character Drawing
06. Head Proportions- Understanding the structure of the skull - How the position of features affects impressions - Drawing the head from various angles
07. Human Figure Proportions- Balancing the figure - Simplifying the body into shapes
- Section 04
Drawing
08. Settings- Poses - Gestures
09. Rough Sketches- Expressing ideas roughly - Creating alternatives
10. Color Roughs- Expressing color concepts
11. Line Art- How to create line art from rough sketches - Preserving the nuances of the rough sketch
12. Coloring 1 - Skin- Exploring skin coloring styles
13. Coloring 2 - Hair- Adding volume and texture in hair
14. Coloring 3 - Clothing- Drawing folds, shadows, and light/dark areas
- Section 05
Makeup
15. Skin- Base color - Blush
16. Eyes- Mascara - Eyeliner - Eyeshadow
17. Mouth- Lip color - Expressing emotion - Adjusting balance
18. Light and Shadow- Shadows - Highlights
19. Bangs- Styling and shaping
- Section 06
Quality Improvement
20. Reviewing Overall Work- Checking if it’s really cute - Fixing small inconsistencies
21. Adjusting Facial Balance- Keeping inverted triangle in mind - Distance between eyebrows and eyes
22. Hairstyles- Adjusting silhouette
23. Trial & Error- Finding ways to make your illustration cuter
- Section 07
Summary
24. Conclusion- Message to students
This course will use CLIP STUDIO.
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*These programs and/or materials will not be provided with the chapter.
