Illustrating Fantastical Animals with Procreate
The Meaning of Shapes
A course by Julia Körner, Illustrator
About the video: The Meaning of Shapes
Overview
“Next, I will provide a brief introduction to some basic principles of character design: shapes, their meaning, and the line of action. ”
In this video lesson Julia Körner addresses the topic: The Meaning of Shapes, which is part of the Domestika online course: Illustrating Fantastical Animals with Procreate. Imagine fantastical characters and turn them into captivating illustrations by exploring poses, props, color, and lighting in Procreate.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson, I will speak about some basics of character design. I will introduce you to the shape language. the meaning of shapes and the importance of the line of action. So we will look at the main three shapes. It's the circle, the square and the triangle. We will start to look at the circle and bubbly and round shapes. and which emotions or typical things they are connected to. So, round shapes, are mostly connected to passive, characters or silly and funny ones. We connected with softness and cuteness. with positive emotion and is a closed form, so it always has a kind of safe, mes...”
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Course summary for: Illustrating Fantastical Animals with Procreate
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Character Design, Digital Illustration, Drawing, Narrative, Storytelling, Traditional illustration
Julia Körner
A course by Julia Körner
Julia Körner is an illustrator, visual development artist, and character designer from Germany. She knew she wanted to work as an artist from a young age, and went on to study for a master’s degree in communication and graphic design. She first began posting her work online as a teenager and has continued to do so ever since, gaining recognition for her participation in design challenges like Inktober. Julia soon began attracting collaborations and commissions and took her creative career full-time in 2021.
Since then, she has worked with clients including ArtStation, 3dtotal, Humble Games, Storytime Magazine, Starman Films, and more. She also continues to share her work with over 85K followers on Instagram.
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