Pictorial Techniques for Digital Painting
Details
A course by Javier González Pacheco , Illustrator
Joined October 2012
About the video: Details
Overview
“In this lesson we will add details of all kinds to the composition. In addition, we will add color tones, shadows and highlights to make the work more colorful and with more depth.”
In this video lesson Javier González Pacheco addresses the topic: Details, 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
“Details Now I'll show you how to bring the whole set to life adding some details, shadows, color tones and highlights. Let's get started. We will start with new nuances and we get to the layer with that name. Likewise, we will paint on top of everything that we have already painted. Here in the NEW SHADES layer, we will play with the opposite and harmonic colors to distribute them throughout the entire work. For example, if I have this orange in my hair here, opposite orange color we had prepared this blue, so we will give some touches of blue in some areas. You can also have the references...”
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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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