1 00:00:04,800 --> 00:00:06,879 Hello! Kota here. 2 00:00:06,882 --> 00:00:08,599 I will be teaching you how to design 3 00:00:08,602 --> 00:00:09,769 original characters 4 00:00:09,772 --> 00:00:13,379 that stand out thanks to your personal experiences 5 00:00:13,382 --> 00:00:16,599 I believe there's a lot of us that get lost in the process 6 00:00:16,602 --> 00:00:18,879 of creating the perfect artwork 7 00:00:18,882 --> 00:00:21,269 and getting it out in the world. 8 00:00:21,272 --> 00:00:24,429 It used to be like that for me a couple years ago 9 00:00:24,432 --> 00:00:26,959 until I decided to explore and experiment. 10 00:00:26,962 --> 00:00:30,439 Since, ironically, looking for perfection 11 00:00:30,442 --> 00:00:31,679 was stalling my progress 12 00:00:31,682 --> 00:00:34,109 and 13 00:00:34,112 --> 00:00:35,529 We'll be using a digital medium 14 00:00:35,532 --> 00:00:38,719 maybe a tablet on a computer or an iPad 15 00:00:38,722 --> 00:00:41,569 The possibilities are simply endless. 16 00:00:41,572 --> 00:00:42,729 You know, growing up 17 00:00:42,732 --> 00:00:45,729 my family wasn't in the best economical situation. 18 00:00:45,732 --> 00:00:49,549 So buying nice paper, Copics or ink markers. 19 00:00:49,552 --> 00:00:52,109 was a little out of our budget. 20 00:00:52,112 --> 00:00:56,889 I would use a ballpoint pen and random pages on my school notebooks to draw 21 00:00:56,892 --> 00:01:00,686 And that's one of the reasons I didn't want to do it much. much to 22 00:01:00,688 --> 00:01:02,908 Subtitled by -♪ online-courses.club ♪- We compress knowledge for you! https://t.me/joinchat/ailxpXoW3JVjYzQ1 23 00:01:02,909 --> 00:01:05,199 To me the result was lacking. And I was inexperenced 24 00:01:05,202 --> 00:01:06,609 My father then bought me 25 00:01:06,612 --> 00:01:09,209 my first graphic tablet: A Wacom Bamboo. 26 00:01:09,212 --> 00:01:11,199 about 10 years ago. 27 00:01:11,202 --> 00:01:15,259 I could finally play around as much as I wanted 28 00:01:15,262 --> 00:01:19,789 with as many colors and effects as I wished! 29 00:01:19,792 --> 00:01:21,939 But even though I had the power, 30 00:01:21,942 --> 00:01:26,389 I still didn't have the experience or the patience. 31 00:01:26,392 --> 00:01:28,939 And so, I was back to my old ways 32 00:01:28,942 --> 00:01:31,179 And would only draw once a month 33 00:01:31,182 --> 00:01:34,199 because I wanted my artwork to be perfect right away. 34 00:01:34,202 --> 00:01:36,889 Like the artist from Pixiv, you know? 35 00:01:36,892 --> 00:01:38,279 I was naive and thought 36 00:01:38,282 --> 00:01:43,109 that maybe some people were born with it and others were not. 37 00:01:43,112 --> 00:01:44,109 In this course, 38 00:01:44,112 --> 00:01:46,809 I will try and shatter that belief. 39 00:01:46,812 --> 00:01:48,639 I will do a breakdown of my process 40 00:01:48,642 --> 00:01:50,229 and explain in high detail 41 00:01:50,232 --> 00:01:51,879 what my drawing process is 42 00:01:51,882 --> 00:01:54,579 and the techniques and mistakes that go me to the place 43 00:01:54,582 --> 00:01:56,329 I am now. 44 00:01:56,332 --> 00:01:57,959 You may already have realized 45 00:01:57,962 --> 00:02:01,219 but it's very important that you do the exercises 46 00:02:01,222 --> 00:02:03,329 Because I believe in learning by doing, 47 00:02:03,332 --> 00:02:05,369 and for that very same reason. 48 00:02:05,372 --> 00:02:07,729 I prepared a lot of homework. 49 00:02:07,732 --> 00:02:11,459 I promise you will see a difference. 50 00:02:11,462 --> 00:02:12,189 Let's go over 51 00:02:12,192 --> 00:02:13,470 what you will be learning next.