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Challenge: Draw Captain Spock in Tones of Pink

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Pablo Velasco Bertolotto takes on the challenge set by Domestika to reproduce in detail the iconic character from the Star Trek saga

Hair, eyes, clothes, hands, reflections, and textures... all in pink: the challenge proposed to the illustrator and graphic designer Pablo Velasco Bertolotto (@bertolotto) in this edition of the Domestika Challenge. He will have to play with different shades of pink to obtain the necessary contrasts and variations to give life to the character.

The figure that this creative artist has chosen for this purpose is the mythical Captain Spock, from the Star Trek saga. Will he be able to perfectly reproduce, with hardly any variation in color, the creator of the 'live long and prosper' greeting? Find out in the video:

If you like this Domestika Challenge, don't miss Pablo's latest Domestika course out soon where he will show how to make creative portraits with marker pens.

English version by @harry_davies.

You may also like these other Domestika Challenges:

- Challenge: Can You Paint a Portrait with Just One Color?
- Challenge: Make a Digital Illustration Look Handmade in 10 Minutes
- Challenge: Designing an Album Cover in 15 Minutes

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