Subject Research for Portrait Composition
Search for the Current Character
A course by Ivan Canu , Writer and illustrator
About the video: Search for the Current Character
Overview
“Now I will focus on the sources and inspirations necessary to compose the portrait of the current character I have chosen, Raffaella Carrà.”
In this video lesson Ivan Canu addresses the topic: Search for the Current Character, which is part of the Domestika online course: Subject Research for Portrait Composition. Create an original portrait by combining celebrity styles and famous figures based on thorough research of your subjects.
Partial transcription of the video
“Search for the current character For the final project I decided to make a portrait who combines a current character, Raffaella Carrà, with a historian. In this lesson I want to show you how I research sources precisely for this character. In the next lesson, however, we will seek the sources for the historical figure that we will combine with Raffaella Carrà. Before you begin, remember to take two factors into account. The first is the suggestion of atmosphere that you want to give to the portrait you will make, ironic, comic, dramatic, pop, rock, whatever you prefer. For the final project...”
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Course summary for: Subject Research for Portrait Composition
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Category
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Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Digital Illustration, Editorial Illustration, Portrait Drawing, Traditional illustration
Ivan Canu
A course by Ivan Canu
Ivan Canu is a writer and illustrator who lives in Milan. Growing up surrounded by books and magazines, he was captivated by their images and learned to draw at a young age. After studying performing art history in Florence, he moved to Milan and began working at the magazine Hystrio, where he held several positions including portrait artist, illustrator, graphic designer, and, finally, art director. He later branched out to collaborating with the publisher Mondadori, in the educational sector, as well as a range of newspapers and magazines such as Il Sole 24 ore, La Repubblica, L’Espresso, Focus, and The New York Times.
In 2009, he founded Mimaster Illustrazione in Milan. In 2016, he started collaborating with the Richard Salzman illustration agency, which gave him the opportunity to create art for brands and publications such as Die Zeit, The Boston Globe, The Wall Street Journal, L’Express, L’Obs, The Guardian, Yahoo, and Audible. Through his career, he has also worked with publishing houses like Laterza, Feltrinelli, Mondadori, Einaudi, and Salani.
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