Guided Course: Create a Balanced and Visually Appealing Sketchbook
A guided course by Mattias Adolfsson , Illustrator
Create expressive characters from objects, master perspective techniques, and add vibrant color to your sketchbook illustrations
Unlock your creative potential by transforming everyday objects into expressive characters with vibrant color and perspective. Begin by sketching ordinary items and infusing them with personality through detailed expressions and dynamic movement. Explore the art of bringing your characters to life with basic and isometric perspective techniques, achieving depth and spatial harmony in your drawings. This journey will guide you in ensuring each character occupies a natural space within your compositions.
Add a splash of color to your sketches, highlighting contrast, harmony, and volume with manual techniques like watercolors or markers. Personalize your artwork by adjusting hues, shadows, and textures to reflect your unique artistic voice. By the end, you'll have a visually appealing sketchbook filled with expressive characters rendered in realistic perspective and vibrant colors, showcasing your ability to blend form, space, and personal style seamlessly. This project is an invitation to enrich your illustrations, making them captivating and full of life.
What will you learn in this online course?
9 lessons & 8 downloads
- 100% positive reviews (1)
- 85 students
- 9 lessons (1h 43m)
- 8 additional resources (2 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: English, German, Spanish, Spanish (Latam), French, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Turkish
- English · Spanish · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch · Turkish
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Create expressive characters from everyday objects, explore facial features and gestures, apply basic and isometric perspective techniques to position them accurately, add vibrant color manually, and integrate your personal style, resulting in a dynamic, visually cohesive illustration.
Who is this online course for?
Aspiring artists, illustrators, and sketch enthusiasts eager to transform everyday objects into lively characters through expressive sketches and vibrant colors will benefit from this course. It’s perfect for those wanting to enhance their skills in perspective and personal style integration.
Requirements and materials
No extensive prior knowledge is needed. A sketchbook, pencils, watercolors, or markers are essential. Basic understanding of drawing tools and willingness to experiment with everyday objects, emotions, and perspective to create expressive characters and vibrant illustrations will be beneficial.
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Mattias Adolfsson
A guided course by Mattias Adolfsson
Mattias Adolfsson has been working as a freelance illustrator for over eleven years. While working as a graphic designer in the computer games industry, he started sharing his work on social media, where he began his successful career in illustration.
His long list of clients includes Nickelodeon, Disney, Dreamworks, Cartoon Network, Warner Brothers, and other important animation studios. He has also illustrated for magazines including The New Yorker, The Hollywood Reporter, and The New York Times.
Mattias has created a variety of illustration work in areas like product design, for baby clothes brand Atelier Choux Paris, record sleeves, as well as an art commission for the largest hospital in Sweden.
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Create a Balanced and Visually Appealing Sketchbook
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Objects into characters
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Faces and emotions
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Body moving
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Basic perspective
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Isometric Perspective 1
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Isometric Perspective 2
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Using isometric to draw a technical object
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Adding colour
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Podcast: The Sketchbook as a Diary: Life in Miniature
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FP
Final project
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Guided Course: Create a Balanced and Visually Appealing Sketchbook
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truly enriching and helped me explore creativity in new ways. thankyou for amazing learning experience