What the workshop involves
«Crea tu personaje» is a hands-on illustration workshop where each participant designs an original character from scratch and turns it into a finished coloured pencil illustration to take home. According to Gaia, the aim is to learn basic character design tools and experiment with visual resources in illustration to give the character its own identity.
The session combines short explanations, demonstrations, visual examples and guided exercises. The content is organised into four blocks:
- Shape and silhouette: building a character from simple shapes.
- Features and expressiveness: conveying emotions and personality through the face, pose and details.
- Colour and character: using colour to reinforce the character’s identity.
- From sketch to final illustration: developing the idea step by step until the finished work.
Who leads the workshop
The «Crea tu personaje» workshop is led by Lucía Margalef, a graduate in Fine Arts with a Master’s in Artistic Production from the Polytechnic University of Valencia. She specialises in the human figure and oil painting, though she works with a variety of drawing and illustration techniques. She has presented her project «Cáusticas» in two solo exhibitions (2024 and 2025), participated in group shows such as «Paralelas» and «La fábrica de baile», and as an illustrator in fairs like the LA EX Urban Fair and JIV. She also designs album covers.
What materials to bring
For the «Crea tu personaje» workshop, each participant must bring their own materials: an A3 sketchbook (preferably 150-160 g/m²), a graphite pencil for sketches, an eraser, a sharpener and a set of coloured pencils.
