Animated Portrait Illustration with Photoshop

Decorative Elements and Secondary Figures 1

A course by Martina Hoffmann , Freelance Illustrator, Art Director, and Producer

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1,208 students

Audio: German

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About the video: Decorative Elements and Secondary Figures 1

Overview

“In this lesson, I'll show you how we can add decorative elements, patterns, and supporting characters to bring the portrait to life. It is helpful to keep looking at the mood board. With my picture I start with the plants that should be inside the dress.”

In this video lesson Martina Hoffmann addresses the topic: Decorative Elements and Secondary Figures 1, 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

“Decorative elements and secondary figures In this lesson you will draw all the decorative elements, Plants, secondary figures, certain patterns, stars or technical devices, anything you imagine into your drawing. Look again for that on your mood board and your bullet point list, when it comes to certain patterns or shapes. I would now like to go back to the colors of the dress. I'd like to make it a little bluish. It's too green for me. I'll show you how I do it that I can change the colors later. It was relatively easy with the hair because I was able to create an effect layer. I'll do it ...”

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Course summary for: Animated Portrait Illustration with Photoshop

Level: Beginner
100% positive reviews (52)
1208 students
5 units
24 lessons (4h 17m)
1 download

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

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Freelance Illustrator, Art Director, and Producer

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.