Digital Portraits: Draw Female Characters in Natural Light

About Me

A course by RaidesArt , Illustrator

100% positive reviews (72)

1,955 students

Audio: German

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About the video: About Me

Overview

“In this lesson you will get to know me and my work as a freelance illustrator. I will tell you something about my artistic background and education - from school to university. ”

In this video lesson RaidesArt addresses the topic: About Me, which is part of the Domestika online course: Digital Portraits: Draw Female Characters in Natural Light. Learn to illustrate striking digital portraits with a focus on lighting effects, textures, and natural details.

Partial transcription of the video

“About me Hello, I'm Raide, known as @raidesArt on social media. I am a freelance illustrator from Leipzig. I've always liked to draw. At school I liked giving projects or assignments, to which I could illustrate something. My sister Leffie was a big influence on me. Since we drew a lot and enjoyed drawing, we motivated each other and developed illustrations together. The first digital illustrations were created back then with the ArtRage program. At that time we took turns at the computer and drawn with a mouse. The first digital tablets we got it from our parents a few years later. At scho...”

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Course summary for: Digital Portraits: Draw Female Characters in Natural Light

Level: Beginner
100% positive reviews (72)
1955 students
4 units
15 lessons (1h 56m)
6 downloads

Category
Illustration
Areas
Character Design, Digital Illustration

RaidesArt

A course by RaidesArt

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Illustrator

Raide is an illustrator of German and Portuguese descent who has been drawing since she could hold a pencil; her biggest source of inspiration has always been her twin sister, who shares the same passion. She began posting her art online under the profile RaidesArt and gradually discovered a wealth of inspiration in the other artists she came across in the online community. Her Instagram account currently has more than 360K followers.

Raide specializes in portraits and highly expressive characters. Since graduating with a degree in comprehensive design, she has collaborated on projects for both individuals and companies, including the publishing house HarperCollins and the animated television series Simsala Grimm.