Digital Portraits: Draw Female Characters in Natural Light
Shadows and Highlights
A course by RaidesArt , Illustrator
About the video: Shadows and Highlights
Overview
“To give more life to the portrait, I'm going to show you what blending modes you can use to add an interesting pattern of light to your drawing. ”
In this video lesson RaidesArt addresses the topic: Shadows and Highlights, 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
“shadows and highlights In this lesson I'll show you how I use light and shadow in my portraits. I use a sketch from the previous lesson and create different scenarios with various effects. We're ready for my favorite step the insertion of the main light source. I show you three different light situations, that you can practice: Lighting from above, lighting from the side and illumination by foliage. You can choose your own references for the lighting situation. To insert a strong light source, First I create a new layer, call it Light and select the content of the portrait layer, to work co...”
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Course summary for: Digital Portraits: Draw Female Characters in Natural Light
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Character Design, Digital Illustration
RaidesArt
A course by RaidesArt
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.
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