Pictorial Techniques for Digital Painting
Background
A course by Javier González Pacheco , Illustrator
Joined October 2012
About the video: Background
Overview
“In this lesson I will show you how to paint a contrasting background to highlight the main figure or figures of your work, selecting the tones with the help of the chromatic circle.”
In this video lesson Javier González Pacheco addresses the topic: Background, which is part of the Domestika online course: Pictorial Techniques for Digital Painting. Learn coloring methods to achieve a pictorial feel in your illustrations using Photoshop.
Partial transcription of the video
“Background In this lesson I want you to be very visceral, let go and create a colorful background that works with the main figures. I show you my process. Now that we finished the light, dark and midtones, it's time to paint the background. I have two options, I can make a color that goes in gamut to everything that is the figure of the girl, the aliens, the mantis, the tiger and the little planet, so with harmonic colors, or, conversely, use a contrast with cold colors, thus the figure, which is in warm tones, will come forward, and the bottom, in cold tones, will go to the bottom, will st...”
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Course summary for: Pictorial Techniques for Digital Painting
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Color Theory, Digital Illustration, Digital Painting, Traditional illustration
Javier González Pacheco
A course by Javier González Pacheco
Javier G. Pacheco is an illustrator from Albacete, who has been based in Barcelona, Spain for over ten years. His passion for illustration began as a child, alongside his mother who painted and shared her passion for art and illustration to help develop Javier’s creative skills.
He obtained his first art degree in Escuela de Artes Antonio López in Tomelloso, Spain, and furthered his studies at Escuela de Arte de Toledo with a Higher-level degree in Illustration. He then started his first art and design studio with a close friend, where he was able to apply his traditional and digital illustrations to products, posters, branding projects, and more.
After several years working at his own studio, Javier went on to working with renowned fashion brands in Barcelona, Spain. Today, Javier is a freelance illustrator, with exhibitions of his work in countries like France, Mexico, Taiwan, Canada, Italy, and more, and has published his own Art Book with Omniki Ediciones.
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