Design and Creation of Characters
A course by Juan Carlos Paz GómezIllustrator and adventurer discover monsters
A course by Juan Carlos Paz Gómez, Illustrator and adventurer discover monsters
Design a family of characters in an easy way
In this course, Bakea will guide us through a journey in which we will discover how to create a wide range of different characters to apply them to any support, be it animation series, advertising graphics, etc ... First we will define the style and then we will explain tricks that we They will serve to characterize and define, in a fast and fun way, a multitude of characters.
What will you learn in this online course?
11 lessons & 10 downloads
How are we going to do it? What I need?
4 minutes, 58 seconds
Sketches
8 minutes, 12 seconds
The first character - Part 1
15 minutes, 44 seconds
The first character - Part 2
13 minutes, 22 seconds
Potato method
5 minutes, 21 seconds
To play!
16 minutes, 56 seconds
What's included in this course?
Bakea will introduce you to the fantastic world of creating families of characters through illustration. It will teach you the technique of creating the style of the main character which will serve as a model to generate families and families of fun characters. To generate these families we will use your Mr. Potato technique, drawing eyes, noses, mouths and ears will generate many faces. After these heads we will join different bodies dressed in the latest fashion styles. Finally, it will give you several ideas on how to present these characters to a supposed client and will teach you how to apply that design of your characters to different applications so that the result is excellent.
Who is this online course for?
To anyone who wants to have a fun time creating characters, in a quick and simple way. It is also indicated for all those who are afraid to face illustrating a group of characters with the same style.
Requirements and materials
Very basic knowledge of Photoshop and that you know how to draw a little. If you have a better graphic palette, it will help you draw, but if you are one of the champions that you draw with a mouse, perfect too.
Reviews
- 6 months ago
Facil de seguir, un curso practico
- 6 months ago
no me gusto. No pude desarrollar una manera de crear personajes con personalidad sino más bien ver cómo el ilustrador crea su propio mundo. Básicamente lo que veo es como alguien hace lo que sabe hacer con su estilo y punto.
- 1 year ago
No me gustó el curso, ya lo realice y peca por superficial y lo entendí más como una propaganda del profesor y su trabajo, que un material que realmente mejore la forma de realizar los proyectos, se simplifica el curso viendo cómo alguien que domina el photoshop hacer un dibujo y despues decir listo si necesitan hacer muchos personajes dibujen varios ojos, bocas y narices y mézclenlos, entonces si uno no tiene conocimiento de photoshop no aporta porque lo hace todo muy rapido
- 2 years ago
Aproveitando bastante o curso, ótimas referências e didática!
- 3 years ago
Muy buen curso, una gran guía para desarrollar personajes.
Overnight, this creative illustrator left the world of advertising to devote himself to illustration, currently working as a freelance advertising illustrator. The original work of Juan Carlos is composed of countless charming illustrated monsters that, superimposed on real photographs, give life to the strange fauna inhabiting Bakelanasland, the planet that is in the head of this artist.
Content
- U1
Selfie
- Very good, this is me!
- Crazy influences
- U2
Where do we start? Understands the customer's order
- How are we going to do it? What I need?
- Sketches
- U3
To the mess! We create characters
- The first character - Part 1
- The first character - Part 2
- Potato method
- To play!
- The bodies
- U4
The presentation to the client
- How to present the characters
- Applications
- FP
Final project
- Illustrates a family of characters
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FAQs
You’ll learn to conceptualize, sketch, and digitize original characters using illustration techniques, composition, costume design, color palettes, and contextualizing them in scenes for video games, animation, and visual products.
This is an intermediate-level course, perfect for those with basic drawing or digital design knowledge who want to deepen their skills in creating original, coherent characters.
You’ll need paper and pencil for sketching, a camera or scanner to digitize your sketches, and access to Photoshop or other digital illustration software to develop and present your characters.
Yes, the course teaches you how to design and dress characters tailored for video games and animations, working on attributes, proportions, costumes, and expressions for different narrative worlds.
Yes, you’ll learn how to photograph, digitize, organize layers, apply color, textures, shadows, and lighting to your sketches using Photoshop to achieve professional finishes.
The course guides you in defining a graphic identity through selecting styles, color palettes, shapes, and distinctive traits, helping you create unique, consistent characters.
Yes, you’ll learn to develop character families and universes, maintaining visual coherence while differentiating personalities, styles, and relationships among them.