Digital Painting of Characters in Photoshop
The Character 2
A course by Fernanda Suarez , Digital Illustrator and Character Designer
About the video: The Character 2
Overview
“Here, I will continue to work on the features of my character by making the final touches, like completing the irises, adding eyelashes, highlighting the upper points of the cheeks, etc. As I do this, I will gradually build up towards my final colors and values. ”
In this video lesson Fernanda Suarez addresses the topic: The Character 2, which is part of the Domestika online course: Digital Painting of Characters in Photoshop. Learn digital painting techniques to create detailed character portraits by exploring brushes, colors, values, and designs.
Partial transcription of the video
“ The Character At this point, you can see how much I have progressed. We have added many details. We still have some final touches. For example, complete the irises, add lashes, the final highlights on the inner corners, high points of the cheeks, etcetera. Something that we can also do like I have been saying, is build up towards the final values and colors that we need. For example, here I can slightly darken this part right there. I need more of the face completed to know if that is needed or not. The same thing here with the lips, I need to go a bit darker on the outer corners, especia...”
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Course summary for: Digital Painting of Characters in Photoshop
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Character Design, Digital Drawing, Digital Illustration, Digital Painting

Fernanda Suarez
A course by Fernanda Suarez
Fernanda Suarez is an Illustrator and character designer from Santiago, Chile. After studying visual arts at the University of Chile, she discovered her passion for digital art. After graduating, she started working freelance, with her very first client being Paizo Pathfinder. She has since built a large following online, with over 257K followers on Instagram.
She currently works as a freelance illustrator, and has worked on various projects for a wide range of clients, from board games with Plaid Hat Games, like Dead of Winter or Ashes, to book covers and commissions with Bloomsbury Publishing and Simon & Schuster Inc. Her biggest passion is painting characters that tell a story, and she loves portraying fantasy, dark, emotional themes in her work.
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