Skills You’ll Learn
Overview of Photoshop
Learn how to use Adobe Photoshop and it's tools.
Sketch to Finish
Master the character drawing from facial structure, body, poses, and clothing
Adding Details
Learn how to add a personality into a character and creating a mood.
Storytelling
Learn how to add visual storytelling elements to your own characters.
Master character design from start to finish
In this course, I will teach you how I conceptualize couple portraits, going beyond just drawing what looks good but really thinking of the meaning and story behind the character interaction.
If you are struggling with drawing romantic interactions, or have never tried it and are interested in learning to draw couples of different types, then this course will help guide you. No prior experience to drawing couples or character interactions is required.
This course is about generating ideas for character interactions, and learning how to translate those ideas and feelings into a drawing, regardless of your style.
We will first start developing the individual character, then move on to developing their interpersonal relationships and portraying those in drawing.
We will study artworks of varying styles and understand what makes them successful, and apply those lessons into your own style when drawing people, your favourite characters, or characters of your own imagination!
I will also be sharing my colouring tips for creating a soft romantic mood for digital drawings, which may also be applied in how to post-process scanned or photographed traditional drawings.
By the end of this course, you will have a better understanding of how to conceptualize and draw varied romantic character interactions.
You will also have a better understanding of how to choose colour palettes, and choosing what type of colouring would best suit your style or concept.
By the end of this course, you will have a better understanding of how to conceptualize and draw varied romantic character interactions.
You will also have a better understanding of how to choose colour palettes, and choosing what type of colouring would best suit your style or concept.
Curriculum
WELCOME
WELCOME
1
Overview of digital art-making
2
THE INDIVIDUAL: Drawing the face
3
THE INDIVIDUAL: Drawing the body in a portrait
4
THE COUPLE: Learning to capture character chemistry visually
5
Sketching a couple from start to finish
6
Finishing touches: Adding details to tell a story and preparing images for uploading or printing
7
Tips on how to deal with art block and continuing further independent art studies
BONUS
Clip Studio
OUTRO
Congratulations!
Creator
Yanka
Former Graphic Designer and teacher,
Now Full time Freelance Illustrator, Yanka
Hello, I’m yankasmiles! I have always loved to draw as a hobby, and as an artist, I enjoy exploring the different possibilities of how love can take shape. I hold a diploma in visual communication, and worked as a graphic designer and teacher for two years before becoming a full-time freelance illustrator. I’m self-taught, and my artistic journey really kicked off the moment I got invested in a particular character pairing.
Suddenly I was motivated to draw better, just so I could draw this couple in the settings I pictured in my mind. It’s been 6 years since I first got into them, and I have still been drawing and reimagining that same couple to this day. They are my muse, and I want to share that passion for romantic storytelling and pursuit for creative self-improvement with you!
Yankasmiles