Stylish Illustrated Portraits with Mixed Media
Sourcing a Reference Image
A course by Karen Savard Klassen , Illustrator
About the video: Sourcing a Reference Image
Overview
“Now, I will go over how to initiate the idea, find a photo reference, and source materials to work from. ”
In this video lesson Karen Savard Klassen addresses the topic: Sourcing a Reference Image, which is part of the Domestika online course: Stylish Illustrated Portraits with Mixed Media. Combine fashion and portraiture to create eye-catching illustrations filled with texture and personality using both traditional and digital techniques.
Partial transcription of the video
“Sourcing a Reference Image In this lesson, I'll go over how and where to find photo reference images for your idea to communicate it in the way that you want to. Before I look for photo references, I'll make my sketches from my own imagination so that I'm not influenced by anyone else's ideas. These are loose sketches. They'll look like scribbles, and that's ok. The idea is that it is free association thinking. Your hand is thinking as much as your brain. The idea here is that it will come from me, and then later, I'll use these to help me find an image that helps me communicate that idea. ...”
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Course summary for: Stylish Illustrated Portraits with Mixed Media
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Acrylic Painting, Digital Illustration, Fine Arts, Traditional illustration
Karen Savard Klassen
A course by Karen Savard Klassen
Karen Klassen is a freelance illustrator from Calgary, Canada, with a degree in design from the Alberta College of Art and Design. Shortly after graduating, she launched her freelance career and has since collaborated on projects in a range of fields such as publishing, advertising, pattern design, and, most notably, fashion and lifestyle, which have become her expertise. She was initially attracted to fashion and portraiture because they give her a sense of freedom and allow her to experiment with different techniques and mediums, searching for the best way to render a particular type of fabric, silhouette, or pattern.
She’s always shared her personal work on social media, which has led to commissions from a wide variety of clients including Folio Society, Bankers Hall, RedBloom Salons, and magazines such as Rolling Stone, LA Weekly, The National Post, and The Sunday Times. She’s also received numerous illustration awards from American Illustration, Communication Arts, and Applied Arts, as well as AR100 and the Society of Illustrators.
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