Subject Research for Portrait Composition
The Collage of the Drafts 2
A course by Ivan Canu , Writer and illustrator
About the video: The Collage of the Drafts 2
Overview
“Here I will continue the work started in the previous lesson, using the method I showed you to create the other two drafts.”
In this video lesson Ivan Canu addresses the topic: The Collage of the Drafts 2, 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
“The collage of the drafts I used the same method to recreate the other two drafts, that now I show you. The starting point is, once again, an image of Raffaella as a young man. I like this pose with her legs in evidence and I would like to transform it in a somewhat original Raffa Ziggy. This is another position. This is also interesting and analogous, is very Raffaella. I like this helmet, this very fluid, very soft movement, and I would like to reuse it. Then I need this face from bottom to top, because I would like to adapt it to an image of Ziggy that I found and then I will show you. A...”
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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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