Illustration and Character Development with Watercolor
A course by Valentina Armstrong , Designer and Illustrator
Joined May 2020
Learn to create and draw characters with unique identities by experimenting with watercolors and colored pencils
Learn to create and draw characters with unique identities by experimenting with watercolors and colored pencils
Joined May 2020
An asymmetric face, big ears, a mop of hair with a bad dye job . . . turn the imperfect reality around you into art. Designer, illustrator, and expert in character development Valentina Armstrong shows you how to focus on the features of people around you and use them as inspiration for your art.
In this course, learn how to create illustrated characters experimenting with a mix of watercolor and colored pencil techniques. Learn tricks for character development to help you depict the identity and inner world of the characters in your drawings.
What will you learn in this online course?
16 lessons & 15 downloads
- 100% positive reviews (198)
- 2,930 students
- 16 lessons (2h 53m)
- 15 additional resources (5 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish, English
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
Recommended software for this course
Adobe PhotoshopWhat is this course's project?
Design and draw your own character using the watercolors techniques you learn throughout the course.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
People who have experimented with watercolors before or illustrators who want to learn to create illustrated characters.
Requirements and materials
You need the basic notions of drawing, some experience with watercolors, and to be familiar with Adobe Photoshop.
For this course you need special watercolor materials, colored pencils, and some common items you can find in your desk.
Reviews
A course by Valentina Armstrong
Valentina Armstrong is a designer and illustrator that has worked with brands like Basement, Aschehoug & Co, La Bonita Ediciones, and Sybilla. She specializes in creating illustrations using watercolors and other techniques like colored pencils to add accents.
She bases her characters on real-life people and captures their imperfect reality with watercolors and pencils. Both common traits and unique features are sources of inspiration that Valentina uses to imagine each character's inner world.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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About Me
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Influences
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What Will We Do in the Course?
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U2
Materials and Basic Concepts
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Materials
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Analyzing Characters
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Watercolor Catalog 1
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Watercolor Catalog 2
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Concept and References
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U3
The Drawing and the Color Application!
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Your Ideas, on Paper!
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Transfer to Medium
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Color Planning and Preparation
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Painting the Face 1
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Painting the face 2
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Painting the Body and Clothes
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U4
Final Steps
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Accessories
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Digital Retouching and Finishing
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FP
Final project
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Illustration and Character Development with Watercolor
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FAQs
Domestika's courses are online classes that provide you with the tools and skills you need to complete a specific project. Every step of the project combines video lessons with complementary instructional material, so you can learn by doing. Domestika's courses also allow you to share your own projects with the teacher and with other students, creating a dynamic course community.
All courses are 100% online, so once they're published, courses start and finish whenever you want. You set the pace of the class. You can go back to review what interests you most and skip what you already know, ask questions, answer questions, share your projects, and more.
The courses are divided into different units. Each one includes lessons, informational text, tasks, and practice exercises to help you carry out your project step by step, with additional complementary resources and downloads. You'll also have access to an exclusive forum where you can interact with the teacher and with other students, as well as share your work and your course project, creating a community around the course.
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suejwiebe
PlusI really enjoyed this course. I learned many new techniques.
robin_eisner
PlusValentina is a wonderful teacher and has a fresh perspective on character painting. She explains the process about how she creates her unique portraits and offers her thinking process as to why she makes changes in her colors while creating. And she has lots of fun, which is contagious.
murza.julia
I really enjoyed this course, the information and techniques helped me improve my own drawing style.)
mympetitsoupirs
Me ha encantado!!! He aprendido muchísimas técnicas nuevas, súper recomendable 🩷
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insabaru
Muy inspirador. Y su trabajo hermoso!
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