Principles of Digital Painting for Portraits

Using brushes and shortcuts

A course by Rodrigo Rivas (Ruiveran) , Illustrator and Concept Artist

Illustrator and Concept Artist. Lima, Peru.
Joined July 2020
98% positive reviews (160)
4,404 students
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About the video: Using brushes and shortcuts

Overview

“In this lesson, we will configure Photoshop and its brushes to get the most out of the software for the digital painting process.”

In this video lesson Rodrigo Rivas (Ruiveran) addresses the topic: Using brushes and shortcuts, which is part of the Domestika online course: Principles of Digital Painting for Portraits. Learn to master lighting, shadowing, and coloring techniques to bring your illustrations to life.

Partial transcription of the video

“Using brushes and shortcuts In this lesson we will configure Photoshop and its brushes to get the most out of the software. We will first configure some shortcuts so that you have a smooth process. Go to Edit, Keyboard Shortcuts and change the following shortcuts. Remember that you can change them later restoring the original Photoshop settings. In the resources section I left the workspace file where you can import these "shortcuts", without doing the manual process. However, in this lesson we will be seeing exactly what "shortcuts" are important to the digital painting process and why we ...”

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Course summary for: Principles of Digital Painting for Portraits

  • Level: Beginner
  • 98% positive reviews (160)
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  • 4 units
  • 15 lessons (2h 35m)
  • 12 downloads
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    Illustration
  • Areas

    Digital Painting, Painting

Rodrigo Rivas (Ruiveran)

Rodrigo Rivas (Ruiveran)
A course by Rodrigo Rivas (Ruiveran)

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Illustrator and Concept Artist

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.


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Principles of Digital Painting for Portraits. Illustration course by Rodrigo Rivas (Ruiveran)

Principles of Digital Painting for Portraits

A course by Rodrigo Rivas (Ruiveran)
Illustrator and Concept Artist. Lima, Peru.
Joined July 2020
  • 98% positive reviews (160)
  • 4,404 students