Principles of Digital Painting for Portraits

Polishing the image

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: Polishing the image

Overview

“In this lesson, we will polish the pictorial effect that we want to achieve with this image and we will detail some of its elements. You will use other reference images and integrate additional elements that were not in the original reference.”

In this video lesson Rodrigo Rivas (Ruiveran) addresses the topic: Polishing the image, 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

“Polishing the image Now we will polish the pictorial effect that we want to achieve and we will detail some elements. Now that we have reached this part of the portrait painting, I want to add some elements to make the character you paint more interesting. I want to give you a little more history, a little more character to the face I paint. I feel like adding face paint is a very effective way. to give, for example, a perhaps magical character to a character. Perhaps the presence of face paint You can make that person look like a sorceress, for example. Then I'll add a tattoo and some earr...”

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Course summary for: Principles of Digital Painting for Portraits

  • Level: Beginner
  • 98% positive reviews (160)
  • 4404 students
  • 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