Animated Portrait Illustration with Photoshop
Inspirations
A course by Martina Hoffmann , Freelance Illustrator, Art Director, and Producer
Joined May 2021
About the video: Inspirations
Overview
“The basis of drawing is observation. I'll tell you what influences have shaped my artistic view and expression. ”
In this video lesson Martina Hoffmann addresses the topic: Inspirations, which is part of the Domestika online course: Animated Portrait Illustration with Photoshop. Discover how to draw creative characters and bring portraits to life with animated elements.
Partial transcription of the video
“inspirations It is important that you focus on your own artistic development and developing your own visual language definitely orientated towards other artists as well. A professor once said: "Find out more from other artists about how they work." How to draw a nose, a cat or a tree because it is actually quite a complex task, to capture our 3D world on a piece of paper, i.e. to transfer what you see in the 3D world to paper with a pen. It is very helpful, when you look at how other artists work. I would now like to introduce you to the artists from whom I learned a lot and from which I ha...”
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Course summary for: Animated Portrait Illustration with Photoshop
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Category
3D & Animation, Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Animated Illustration, Animation, Digital Drawing, Drawing, Portrait Drawing, Traditional illustration

Martina Hoffmann
A course by Martina Hoffmann
Martina Hoffmann is a Berlin-based freelance illustrator, art director, and producer of animated advertisements and short films with more than 15 years of experience. She is passionate about art in all its forms, which is reflected by the broad range of illustration styles, artistic approaches, and mediums she uses to create her projects, each with their own visual language.
She has collaborated with advertising agencies, children's publishers, and organizations in the scientific, educational, and social fields. Her animated productions are fully independent, meaning she designs and animates each piece from start to finish. Since 2005, she has been promoting her illustrations as self-published postcards, prints, and calendars through the organization Stift & Papier.
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