Stylized Portrait Painting with Gouache

Tonal value

A course by Davi Calil , Painter, Illustrator, and Comic Artist

Painter, Illustrator, and Comic Artist. São Paulo, Brazil.
Joined July 2021
98% positive reviews (132)
2,927 students
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About the video: Tonal value

Overview

“In this lesson, I'll show you how to produce a tonal value scale and the high, mid, and low keys. Let's simplify the tones to better see their role in the composition of volume and shape.”

In this video lesson Davi Calil addresses the topic: Tonal value, which is part of the Domestika online course: Stylized Portrait Painting with Gouache. Learn contemporary painting techniques to create stylized portraits from start to finish.

Partial transcription of the video

“In this class. i'll explain to you the difference... Exploring the nuances between transparent and opaque grays as seen in the tonal value scale. Let's dive into the details and understand them! Initially. i must include black and white in the palette for our upcoming project. First time I'm putting black here. for you to see. I'm using this tube from Winsor & Newton. And the white? it's the same one I had used before. I'll position it here. at the far end of my palette. Why? To establish a space where I'll work on developing the grays effectively. It's important to think about the palette'...”

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Course summary for: Stylized Portrait Painting with Gouache

  • Level: Beginner
  • 98% positive reviews (132)
  • 2927 students
  • 4 units
  • 13 lessons (2h 31m)
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    Illustration
  • Areas

    Gouache Painting, Painting, Traditional illustration

Davi Calil

Davi Calil
A course by Davi Calil

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Painter, Illustrator, and Comic Artist

Davi Calil is a painter, illustrator, and comic artist. He started to produce his first caricatures and comic strips for his town's (Guararema, São Paulo) local paper at the age of 15. He has self-published two works with Dead Hamster, the publishing house which he cofounded, titled Surubotron and Quaisqualigundum, and the latter won him the Troféu HQMIX in the Single-Issue Independent Publication category.

In addition to his creative career, Davi has over a decade's teaching experience and has run workshops in a number of different Brazilian cities. He was also a character designer for Cartoon Network's animated series Haunted Tales for Wicked Kids.


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Stylized Portrait Painting with Gouache. Illustration course by Davi Calil

Stylized Portrait Painting with Gouache

A course by Davi Calil
Painter, Illustrator, and Comic Artist. São Paulo, Brazil.
Joined July 2021
  • 98% positive reviews (132)
  • 2,927 students