Pictorial Portraits Using Digital Techniques
Export and Succeed
A course by Alex de Marcos García , Illustrator
About the video: Export and Succeed
Overview
“I will teach you how to optimize our illustration whether it is for printing or for the web. ”
In this video lesson Alex de Marcos García addresses the topic: Export and Succeed, 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
“EXPORT AND TRIUMPH In this lesson we'll see the different formats to export our work, and if we want to print it for publishing, magazines, or the internet. I'll mention the best size for social networks and how to make it big. Let's start. Once finished, we export it. Right now it's an optimal image for printing. In any case, if the printing shop asks for CMYK because they print in CMYK, we go to Convert to profile in Edit. Here we have all the CMYK types. And click on Save. But now we'll do it for social networks. So, Image, Mode, choose RGB Color so it's clear on the screen. We go back t...”
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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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