Principles of Digital Painting for Portraits
A course by Rodrigo Rivas (Ruiveran)
Illustrator and Concept Artist.
Lima, Peru.
Joined July 2020
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, Illustrator and Concept Artist
Joined July 2020
Learn to master lighting, shadowing, and coloring techniques to bring your illustrations to life
- Spanish with subtitles in English
- 97% positive reviews (122)
- 2617 students
Learn to master lighting, shadowing, and coloring techniques to bring your illustrations to life
Joined July 2020
- 97% positive reviews (122)
- 2617 students
- 15 lessons (2h 35m)
- 26 additional resources (12 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish
- Spanish, English, Portuguese, German, French, Italian, Polish, Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
Adding realism to digital painting by combining shape and depth can be a true challenge for an artist. Using different drawing techniques, Peruvian illustrator and concept artist Rodrigo Rivas creates lifelike compositions that are transformed into unique portraits.
In this course, Rodrigo guides you through all the concepts and tools you need to create a realistic digital illustration. Start by learning about the artistic concepts behind light and shadows and see how to use them to add volume and depth to your compositions. Explore your imagination and turn your ideas into reality.
What will you learn in this online course?
Course table of contents
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U1U1. Introduction
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U2U2. Basics of digital portraiture
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U3U3. To paint!
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U4U4. Final adjustments
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FPFP Final project
Get started by getting to know Rodrigo's professional career, his artistic influences, and the main techniques he uses for digital painting. Then, go through everything you will learn in this course, including an overview of the final project.
In the second unit, discover the basic principles of light, shadow, and color—the key elements of portrait art. Take a tour of Photoshop by exploring its interface and setting up keyboard shortcuts to get the most out of the software.
It's time to get down to business and start creating your digital portrait. Make a mood board that will serve as a reference for making your first sketches of the face in Photoshop. Then, map the lights and shadows of your image.
Create volume and depth in your portrait by painting shades of gray and then adding color. Rodrigo shares some tricks and tips he uses for choosing a color palette and adding details.
In the last unit, make some final adjustments to highlights and secondary highlights using the Color Dodge technique and start adjusting tonal values. Finally, learn the best way to export your image.
What is this course's project?
Create a digital portrait based on references by combining different lighting, shadowing, and coloring techniques
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
New and experienced artists who would like to improve their digital painting and portrait painting techniques.
Requirements and materials
To take this course, a basic knowledge of Photoshop is needed. You also need to be curious and have the desire to learn and develop as an artist.
As for the materials, you will need a computer with Adobe Photoshop installed, as well as a graphics tablet.
Reviews
A course by Rodrigo Rivas (Ruiveran)
Rodrigo Rivas is a digital illustrator and conceptual artist from Peru who is dedicated to creating characters and stories through painting. He has worked as an illustrator for advertising, editorials, storyboard animation, video games, and more.
In 2019, he was part of the campaign team for the Pan American Games in Lima and was a finalist for the 2019 National Comic Contest. Currently, he is a freelance illustrator who focuses on perfecting his techniques and sharing his personal projects on social media.
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 on the Course?
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U2
Basics of digital portraiture
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Basics: secrets to a good portrait
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Tonal values and colors
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Using brushes and shortcuts
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Painting the still life
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U3
To paint!
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The mood board
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The sketch
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Raising the light with grays
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Applying the color
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Polishing the image
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U4
Final adjustments
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Brightness and color dodge
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Adjustment Layers
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We export the image
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FP
Final project
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Principles of digital painting for portraits
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carole38860
Plussuper cours j ai adoré
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lusorocha
Adorei este curso. As orientações são claras e aplicáveis a qualquer meio digital, as lições são muito úteis, das melhores lições sobre sombra e luz que já tive. Além das aulas, as dicas sobre o nosso papel como artistas e nossa relação com as referências foram muito válidas. Foi um dos melhores cursos que já fiz na plataforma Domestika.
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federicocadena
Gran curso que te enseña la introducción a la pintura digital para retratos, muy recomendado para quienes quieren empezar a iniciar a la ilustración de retratos sin ninguna noción.
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androvisual
Buen curso aun que la parte en la que realmente refina la pintura no está narrada y hay que descargarla por separado. Creo que aprender con grises tiene su mérito pero no es quizá lo mejor pues elegir colores es una habilidad que pienso, debe desarrollarse también.
Sin embargo tiene buenos tips e ideas.
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ingles_atualizado
PlusEu adorei o curso! O professor explica muito bem e eu pude aprender novas técnicas! Recomendo!
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