Pictorial Portraits Using Digital Techniques
Composition and Collage Sketch
A course by Alex de Marcos García , Illustrator
About the video: Composition and Collage Sketch
Overview
“Let's start! We will make our sketch using the chosen references as a collage .”
In this video lesson Alex de Marcos García addresses the topic: Composition and Collage Sketch, 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
“COMPOSITION AND COLLAGE SKETCH In this lesson we'll create our composition based on the film references that we have in Pinterest. We'll also take our references and make a composition called a collage sketch. I wanted to develop this technique because drawing can be tedious and too technical. I want your creativity to be free, so let's get started. It's time to start our project. First we'll go to the folder that I prepared on Pinterest to look for information, documents and so on. In the Composition category I've left a lot of film compositions. I'll place Frida in the centre of the compo...”
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Course summary for: Pictorial Portraits Using Digital Techniques
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
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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