Subject Research for Portrait Composition
Skimming of Sources
A course by Ivan Canu , Writer and illustrator
About the video: Skimming of Sources
Overview
“Among the three characters I have chosen to analyze, there are characteristics that work best when associated with Raffaella Carrà and others that do not work. In this lesson I will show you how to choose the most suitable character for the project.”
In this video lesson Ivan Canu addresses the topic: Skimming of Sources, 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
“Skimming of sources In this lesson I want to show you what of the three historical characters it can work and what not and which of the three I selected for the final portrait combined with Raffaella Carrà. Let's compare them. What works with the three characters? The legs of Louis XIV work and those wonderful red heeled shoes. Napoleon Bonaparte's attitude works, staring into the room. Glam works by Ziggy and the rock spirit that hovers all around his character. What's wrong with these characters? Of Napoleon and Louis XIV perhaps the excessive distance does not work that there is between ...”
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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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