Pictorial Techniques for Digital Painting
A course by Javier González Pacheco , Illustrator
Joined October 2012
Learn coloring methods to achieve a pictorial feel in your illustrations using Photoshop
Digital illustration opens up a realm of new possibilities and freedom to illustrators who want to experiment and further their abilities. When color, balance, and shape are mastered, there’s no limit to what you can achieve in digital illustration software like Adobe Photoshop to create original pictorial work.
Javier G. Pacheco is an illustrator with over ten years of experience in the field, and in this course, he shows you how to illustrate digitally by letting go of the fear of a blank digital page. Learn how to paint with illustration software just like on a physical page, with Javier’s step-by-step method to create your own stunning pictorial illustrations digitally.
What will you learn in this online course?
16 lessons & 18 downloads
- 98% positive reviews (53)
- 970 students
- 16 lessons (1h 59m)
- 18 additional resources (12 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish
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- Level: Beginner
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Adobe PhotoshopWhat is this course's project?
Create a pictorial illustration using Adobe Photoshop, and learn how to print your work for high-quality art prints.
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Who is this online course for?
For all those that enjoy painting, drawing, creating, and prefer to express their creativity with color and shape than through drawing.
Requirements and materials
To take this course, you need basic illustration or drawing skills and know how to use the tools to illustrate on Adobe Photoshop.
you need a computer with Adobe Photoshop, a graphics tablet, and it is recommended but not obligatory to have a pencil, watercolor paper (from 190g to 300g), a flat-end paintbrush, acrylic paint (one color is enough), and a container for watering down your paintbrushes.
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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.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Presentation
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Influences
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What will we do in the course?
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U2
Preparation
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Warm up
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Creating the color palette
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Preparing the layers
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U3
We start painting!
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Sketch
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Medium tones
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Dark tones
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Clear tones
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U4
Detailing and defining
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Background
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Overpainting 1
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Overpainting 2
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Details
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U5
Texture, corrections and color variations
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Texture and color variations
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Prepare your work for printing (art print)
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FP
Final project
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Keys to digital coloring
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Corso splendido! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Me ayudó a darle un mejor orden a las capas y me gustó mucho la forma en la que aplica el color a la ilustración, todo muy práctico y claro. Me encantó!
buenisimo, mas conocimiento para todo lo que es arte digital
Muy buen curso, Javier domina el tema y trasmite sus conocimientos perfectamente.
consigliato come corso beginners!!!!