Illustrated Portraits in Art Nouveau Style

Overview

“The clothing of the characters is usually accompanied by fabrics in the form of a tunic, dresses or accessories. These immense cloths, when falling on the floor, form very aesthetic and even fanciful folds. Understanding the logic of how folds are formed is only achieved with a lot of observation and practice. However, by using angled and hollow shapes in strategic places, we can achieve the weaving effect. In this lesson I will show you how, with few and precise strokes, to make the illusion of this fall of fabrics so that it gives that dynamic and airy feeling of art nouveau.”

In this video lesson Celeste Vargas Hoshi addresses the topic: Strokes of Folds and Tunics, which is part of the Domestika online course: Illustrated Portraits in Art Nouveau Style. Create a digital illustration in Photoshop based on a photograph, experimenting with a current and customized version of modernism.

Partial transcription of the video

“Brushstrokes for Folds and Robes In this lesson, I’ll show you how to create this illusion with a few precise strokes. We’re now going to look at another important element in art nouveau, the person’s clothing. The fabric tends to be excessive, long, heavy, and folded on the floor at the end. This creates visual texture and, at the same time, sets the rhythm of the composition, reinforcing the curves, waviness, and elegance of the people. Let’s first look at how it’s put together. If we look at this art nouveau illustration, compared with the dress in this photo, which has a very similar st...”

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Course summary for: Illustrated Portraits in Art Nouveau Style

• Level: Beginner
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• 2696 students
• 4 units
• 32 lessons (7h 0m)
• 6 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Software

  Adobe Photoshop

• Areas

  Artistic Drawing, Digital Drawing, Digital Illustration, Digital Painting, Fine Arts, Portrait Drawing, Traditional illustration