Expressive Illustration of Urban Characters
A course by Raúl Allén , Illustrator and Comic Artist
Discover how to draw urban characters using reference materials while exploring and developing your own personal style
Discover how to draw urban characters using reference materials while exploring and developing your own personal style
Ever wanted to learn how to draw urban characters? In this online course, illustrator and comic artist Raúl Allen shows you how to create them by focusing on their characteristics and expressions. With lots of experience in the sector, Raúl has worked for clients like Marvel, DC, The New York Times, Playboy, Rolling Stone, and adidas.
Alongside Raúl, learn to give shape to your characters using quick and precise strokes. Start by illustrating on paper then move on to color your drawings digitally, adding backgrounds that unify them. By the end of the course, you'll have created incredible characters bursting with personality ready to share with the world.
What will you learn in this online course?
18 lessons & 30 downloads
- 100% positive reviews (40)
- 781 students
- 18 lessons (3h 56m)
- 30 additional resources (11 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
Recommended software for this course
ProcreateWhat is this course's project?
Create three illustrations of contemporary urban characters with a special focus on gesture and expression in your stroke.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Anyone interested in illustration, fashion design, character design, and urban sketching. Whether a beginner or a more experienced illustrator, this course is designed to help you refine your stroke and develop your style.
Requirements and materials
To do this course you don't need to know anything about drawing, you just need to be willing to explore different tools, get your hands dirty, and let go of the fear of making mistakes.
As for materials, you need various types of paper, inks, and materials for stamping and drawing such as brushes, pens, and markers. Also, an iPad with Procreate or a similar program of your choice (although this is not essential, as you have the option of only using only analog materials).
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A course by Raúl Allén
Raúl Allen is an illustrator and comic artist from Valladolid, Spain, with a long-standing career in the industry. He studied fine art in Salamanca and later moved to Boston where he specialized in illustration and design. Raúl has worked on comics starring iconic characters such as Wonder Woman, Secret Avengers, Hawkeye, Immortal Iron Fist, and with writers including Ed Brubaker, Matt Fraction, Warren Ellis, Matt Kindt, Jeff Lemire, Vita Ayala, and Robert Venditti.
He has also collaborated with big names like Marvel, DC, Valiant, and Boom; on publications like The New York Times, Playboy, The Wall Street Journal, Rolling Stone, and Billboard Magazine; as well as adidas, Tiempo BBDO, CHINA, Vitruvio Leo Burnett, and many more in the advertising sector.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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About Me
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Influences
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U2
Materials and Warm-up Exercises
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Presentation of Materials
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Preparation of the Work Space
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Quick Pose Exercise
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Blind Contours
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Live Drawing
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U3
Simplification and Analysis Exercises
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Straight Lines and Curved Lines
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The Silhouette and Negative Spaces
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Combine Spot and Line
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U4
Drawing of the Characters
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Mood Board
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Drawing of the First Figure 1
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Drawing of the First Figure 2
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Drawing of the Second Figure
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U5
Illustration in Procreate
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Color 1
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Color 2
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Background
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Printing and Social Networks
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FP
Final project
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Expressive Illustration of Urban Characters
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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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michel69
Trés bon cours avec beaucoup de conseils et d'exercices pour progresser. Je recommande.
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evie_st
awesome but not really for beginners
cfabriciovv
¡Muy buen curso!
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bruno_fagundez
Excelente curso!
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joelle.penzkofer
Ein Superkurs! Ich habe neue Materialien kennengelernt - Parallel Pen zum zeichnen. Aber neue Herangehensweisen an das Zeichnen von Menschen - also nur mit geraden oder gebogenen Linien zeichnen. Ich fand das sehr hilfreich, um meinen Blick zu schärfen und einen sichereren Strich zu entwickeln. Der Kurs ist sehr zu empfehlen!
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