Pictorial Portraits Using Digital Techniques
What Will We Do in the Course?
A course by Alex de Marcos García , Illustrator
About the video: What Will We Do in the Course?
Overview
“You will learn how to create a digital illustration with Photoshop, but with a 100% traditional finish, using very powerful colors, incredible backgrounds and a very varied selection of resources to make your work seem handmade. And as a final project, from scratch, you will draw the magical and colorful Frida Kahlo, using the pictorial technique that I am going to teach you in this course. Can you imagine what the pearl girl would be like if Vermeer were a millennial? Or that Sorolla danced Bad Gyal?

In this video lesson Alex de Marcos García addresses the topic: What Will We Do in the Course?, which is part of the Domestika online course: Pictorial Portraits Using Digital Techniques. Learn how to use Photoshop to create illustrations using pixels as brushstrokes.
Partial transcription of the video
“This course will guide you in crafting a digital illustration that boasts a fully organic and painterly This technique is seeing growing interest from clients as art gains popularity in today's society. However. due to the incompatibility of conventional methods with contemporary needs. artists face significant The process of creating such works in a digital environment can be extremely challenging. Thus. the skill to maneuver through digital tools whilst producing an entirely conventional outcome will undoubtedly attract both clients and our broader audience. We live in a digital age. wher...”
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Course summary for: Pictorial Portraits Using Digital Techniques
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Adobe Photoshop -
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Digital Illustration, Digital Painting, Portrait Drawing

Alex de Marcos García
A course by Alex de Marcos García
Madrid-born artist Alex de Marcos has dedicated himself for over 10 years to illustrating pieces for all areas of illustration, from creations for the publishing market to advertising pieces for agencies in different countries. His works have been printed in children's books, Kurt Cobain's biography, stickers for Instagram, advertising for Coca-cola, Nike, Fnac, Bombay, and many other renowned brands.
He has painted paintings for film decoration such as the Spanish film Get Her... If You Can and murals for Mercedes Fashion Week and the Madrid City Hall. He has been recognized internationally with different awards, including Silver in the illustration category at ADCI (Italy).
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