Digital Techniques for Illustrated Portraits
Defining shadows
A course by German Gonzalez Ramirez , Graphic Designer and Digital Illustrator
Joined August 2015
Joined August 2015
About the video: Defining shadows
Overview
“After having chosen the basic tones for the character (skin and clothes) we will define a tone of ambient light that will help us to give the tone of the shadow. And here I will begin to polish some details of the face, such as the wounds.”
In this video lesson German Gonzalez Ramirez addresses the topic: Defining shadows, which is part of the Domestika online course: Digital Techniques for Illustrated Portraits. Perfect your digital illustration techniques and learn to tell stories through portraits.
Partial transcription of the video
“Now. i'll add more detail to the face. Let's start by defining our shadows in this context. to define our shadows. As previously discussed in light and color theory. i enjoy experimenting with color context. I'll apply a similar approach here by defining shadows. even though the background doesn't correspond to them. I'll assign an ambient light color to these shadows. This will help create a distinct atmosphere. enhancing the visual So my ambient light color will be this royal blue. It's quite common for me to use it in many of my illustrations. Then. i'll begin marking where the shadows f...”
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Course summary for: Digital Techniques for Illustrated Portraits
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Digital Illustration, Digital Painting, Traditional illustration
German Gonzalez Ramirez
A course by German Gonzalez Ramirez
Germán González is a graphic designer trained at the Pontifical Bolivarian University, although in 2014 he discovered digital illustration and since then he has used it to create portraits of the protagonists of his favorite films and series, adding all kinds of visual references and an explosion of color very characteristic of his work.
He works as a graphic designer at Parque Explora, a science museum in the city of Medellín, Colombia, a job that he combines with his activity as an independent illustrator, collaborating with local and foreign publications.
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