Subject Research for Portrait Composition
Research of the Historical Figure
A course by Ivan Canu , Writer and illustrator
About the video: Research of the Historical Figure
Overview
“The second character on which the research focuses is the historical one, whose characteristics must be suitable for creating the new interpretation.”
In this video lesson Ivan Canu addresses the topic: Research of the Historical Figure, 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
“Research of the historical figure The second character on which our research focuses is the historical character, to be combined with the current character, Raffaella Carrà. In the search for the historical figure, I start from an intuition. It can be a character who, by affinity or by contrast, I'm going to associate with Raffaella. Again, I analyze the sources: photographs, illustrated books, everything that takes me back to that historical period and that I can deepen. Through the pose, the setting, the costume, I am looking for a character who has an immediate impact. It's not so much a...”
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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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