Subject Research for Portrait Composition
Chromatic Research and Selection
A course by Ivan Canu , Writer and illustrator
About the video: Chromatic Research and Selection
Overview
“After having elaborated the three drafts, I will proceed to think of some different color proposals (at least three) from which to choose the final one. Attention: at this stage the portrait is almost finished - it has some details and an already clear aesthetic - but it is not finished.”
In this video lesson Ivan Canu addresses the topic: Chromatic Research and Selection, 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
“Chromatic research and selection After processing the three drafts, we think about the color proposals to choose the final palette. At this stage we still define some details and we focus on aesthetics. Still using Photoshop, I do a color search, defining the palettes and also some combinations. Finally, I choose different ranges to have more options. Let's begin. I start from the ZiggyRaffa draft in the Yamamoto version. To decide the color palette, I take the base as a reference, in this case, various shades of red, and I match the types of colors that I think look best. Meanwhile, we hav...”
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Course summary for: Subject Research for Portrait Composition
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Category
Illustration -
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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