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Warren Louw is a freelance illustrator and character designer from South Africa. His style is influenced by both Eastern and Western cultures, and he is most recognized for his renditions of beautiful women.
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Learn the fundamentals of gesture drawingLearn about form, dynamic posing & figure drawing in perspectiveLearn about drawing from photo referencesDig deep on cool concepts like contrapposto and counter anglesThis course is so much more than just gesture drawing! You’ll learn about form, dynamic posing and figure drawing in perspective. You’ll even learn about drawing from photo references and get to dig deep on cool concepts like contrapposto and counter angles.
This course will boost your figure drawing skills to the next level. And don’t worry, if you don’t have any skills to begin with then this course is perfect for you too 🙂 You’ll also get TWO bonus lessons by artists David Rosel and Genzoman where they complete the same Aphrodite brief as Warren, allowing you to compare their unique methods and styles.
Duration: Over 9 Hours of lessons, theory and practical assignments spaced over the course of 1 month. This will give you time to complete the excercises!
9+ Hours of on-demand videos
7 Exercises (PDF)
9 Reference images
Bonus video content
15 Downloadable resources in total
Certificate of Completion
Starting off we get into building your awareness of flow. This is your most basic foundation and most important gesture fundamental.
2 exercise sheets included
Cranking the simplicity up a notch we get into counter angles within flow and how that can bring so much more life into your gestures.
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Being aware of where your viewpoint is coming from is critically important. We get into defining your perspective and how that affects the forms of your gestures.
Exercise sheet included
3 Photo Model Reference photos included
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Taking part 3 further, we look at more advanced versions of perspective and fine tune your awareness of working with angles.
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The Flow Continues. Now that you are becoming more familiar with gestures, we return to flow basics to build our awareness even further.
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The Flow Continues. Lastly we now focus on various ways to do studies through different techniques to expand your horizons and gain a greater feeling for.
Now you get to enjoy a time lapsed video of my interpretation of the goddess, Aphrodite, completed in 9 hours 59 minutes.
Final Aphrodite image included
Final Aphrodite image included
In this lesson, you’ll get to see how David Rosel takes the same Aphrodite brief and interprets it in a totally different way to Warren, creating a really cool design in his own unique style.
Final Aphrodite image included
In this final fun lesson, the awesome Genzoman will follow the same Aphrodite brief and create his own unique image.
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Warren Louw is a freelance digital and traditional artist from South Africa specialising primarily in character design and illustration for the gaming and comic industry. He has worked for clients such as ImagineFX, Udon Entertainment, Bandai Namco, DC Comics and many others.
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David is an exceptional illustrator and painter from Barcelona. His experience and hard work have earned him a unique skill set. He has an uncanny ability to switch his styles up, making him a rare breed of illustrator who can conjure up any scene he wants out of thin air.
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Genzoman is Gonzalo Ordoñez, a Chilean freelance artist. His epic style is especially suited to video games and mythology. Genzoman’s work is featured in: UDON Entertainment, Ultra Street Fighter IV alternative outfits (Capcom), Street Fighter Unlimited comic covers, Street Fighter X Tekken (American version), World of Warcraft: Hearthstone (Blizzard), Marvel: War of Heroes, Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game (Konami), Legend of the Five Rings, Universal Fighting System, Myths and Legends, Everything Mythology (National Geographic Kids), Pathfinder covers, Castle Age, Double Dragon: NEON, Alpha Squad, Clash of the Titans prequel comic (Warner Bros., Legendary Pictures).
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