Stylized Portrait Painting with Gouache
Styling and design
A course by Davi Calil , Painter, Illustrator, and Comic Artist
About the video: Styling and design
Overview
“In this class, I will apply the principles of styling and character design on the reference image chosen in the previous class.”
In this video lesson Davi Calil addresses the topic: Styling and design, 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. we'll begin styling the form. It's crucial to remember that styling always starts with a foundation. This sets the tone for design. aiming to reach... At another point in a more personal design... This involves decisions about where to place the eyes. nose. and mouth. The positioning affects the Remember. you work on the eye Positioning the eyes too low on the face can make the character's forehead seem disproportionately large. Conversely. placing the eyes higher can make the chin appear larger. Thus. any change in the character's form will inevitably influence how observers...”
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Course summary for: Stylized Portrait Painting with Gouache
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Category
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Areas
Gouache Painting, Painting, Traditional illustration

Davi Calil
A course by Davi Calil
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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