Digital Techniques for Illustrated Portraits

Narrative complement Part 1

A course by German Gonzalez Ramirez , Graphic Designer and Digital Illustrator

Graphic Designer and Digital Illustrator. Medellín, Colombia.
Joined August 2015
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About the video: Narrative complement Part 1

Overview

“Again, I will return to the referents, I will choose an important element that accompanies our character, in this case I chose Spots, the dog; and I will choose two more elements, here I will focus on the dog to reinforce the theme of hair and eyes.”

In this video lesson German Gonzalez Ramirez addresses the topic: Narrative complement Part 1, 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

“Guys. it’s time for the narrative complement lesson. We’ll examine references and extract key elements to enhance our storytelling. Focusing on eyes and hair. we’ll introduce Spot. the character’s dog. Let’s begin. Spot. the character's dog. I'll emphasize the eyes and hair. so let's start focusing on these key elements. to our lesson. Let's begin by incorporating our narrative element: Spots. the loyal canine companion of our protagonist. aid in visualization. we will add this detail to our composition. then duplicate and isolate the layer for easier manipulation and clearer understanding ...”

This transcript is automatically generated, so it may contain mistakes.


Course summary for: Digital Techniques for Illustrated Portraits

  • Level: Beginner
  • 99% positive reviews (314)
  • 4658 students
  • 4 units
  • 21 lessons (3h 13m)
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    Illustration
  • Software

    Adobe Photoshop
  • Areas

    Digital Illustration, Digital Painting, Traditional illustration

German Gonzalez Ramirez

German Gonzalez Ramirez
A course by German Gonzalez Ramirez

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Graphic Designer and Digital Illustrator

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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Digital Techniques for Illustrated Portraits. Illustration course by German Gonzalez Ramirez

Digital Techniques for Illustrated Portraits

A course by German Gonzalez Ramirez
Graphic Designer and Digital Illustrator. Medellín, Colombia.
Joined August 2015
  • 99% positive reviews (314)
  • 4,658 students