Pictorial Portraits Using Digital Techniques
Color Palette and First Brush Strokes 3
A course by Alex de Marcos García , Illustrator
About the video: Color Palette and First Brush Strokes 3
Overview
“At this stage the head will receive our special attention.”
In this video lesson Alex de Marcos García addresses the topic: Color Palette and First Brush Strokes 3, 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
“COLOR PALETTE AND FIRST STROKES We'll now work on this part of the head. I'll add this hue, a shadow here. We need it a lot lighter, maybe this one here. It's a bit darker here, as you know. We'll do this one with a harder edge to see that it's the shape of the drop. We'll start with the roses. Painting a rose may seem complicated, but it's not. We'll continue with our sketch. You'll see how easy it is. I'll do one in reds, cold reds, here. This is the mid tone that we'll add on the surface of the rose. Even in the eye. And a bit more pink on the other. We'll paint the base color first. Lik...”
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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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