Create Stylized Portraits with your Own Style
A course by Thobias DaneluzGraphic designer and Illustrator
A course by Thobias Daneluz, Graphic designer and Illustrator
Learn how to capture a person's traits and personality through stylized portraits with this course.
In this online course, Thobias Daneluz, a leading graphic designer and illustrator specializing in stylized portraits, will immerse you in the exciting world of caricature and animation. You will discover how to turn someone into a character with minimal lines, capturing essences and awakening feelings without exaggeration.
Thobias will share his strategies for finding your own unique style and guide you through the basics of the anatomy of the human face, as well as capturing each subject's personality through their distinctive features. In addition, you will learn how to set up a reference panel and perfect your sketches digitally.
During the course, you'll dive into the exciting world of fan art, a practice that will help you grow as a designer and allow you to attract commissioned work. As a final project, you'll create a stylized portrait of a famous or well-known figure, exploring color palette, volume and texture to bring your creations to life. By the end of the lessons, you will be ready to capture the personality of the model in each portrait, leaving your author's mark.
What will you learn in this online course?
15 lessons & 13 downloads
Anatomy of the human face
5 minutes, 23 seconds
The essence within your drawing
5 minutes, 39 seconds
Advanced sketching
10 minutes, 14 seconds
Initial sketch
7 minutes, 17 seconds
Refined sketch
8 minutes, 3 seconds
Final color
9 minutes, 14 seconds
What's included in this course?
To start, Thobias Daneluz will teach you how to find your own stylized portrait style, based on minimal lines to capture the essence of each persona.
Then, you will immerse yourself in the foundations of the anatomy of the human face and discover how to express the subject's personality through its distinctive features.
Next, you will learn how to set up a reference panel to inspire and develop your first ideas.
Finally, you will perfect your portraits digitally and select the best ones to create your final work of art, adding details such as optional lettering and publicizing your creation.
Recommended software & tools for this course
What is this course's project?
In the exciting final project of this course, you will create a stylized portrait of someone famous or well-known, applying everything you have learned to shape your personality through minimal lines and expressive colors.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
This course is especially aimed at graphic designers, illustrators and art lovers who want to perfect their skills in the art of stylized portraits. If you have basic knowledge of designing and accessing Procreate or a similar program, this course is perfect for you.
Requirements and materials
To embark on this creative adventure, you will need basic knowledge of designing and accessing Procreate or a similar tool. So you take your digital tablet or simply paper and your favorite technique and prepare to develop your own unique style in the art of stylized portraits!
Reviews
- 7 months ago
Creo que es un curso fantástico tanto para el principiante como para alguien que ya esté iniciado en el tema. Muy bien explicado y prático
- 9 months ago
Me parece un curso muy interesante y original. Me interesa el tema, espero mejorar mi arte con el
- 9 months ago
Muy interesante.... completo... me encanta
- 10 months ago
achei o curso bem interessante, as técnicas e material compartilhado.
- 11 months ago
Este curso é maravilhoso. O Thobias faz coisas complexas se tornarem simples. Já vi várias e várias vezes. E essa pegada de desenhar pessoas em forma "cartoon" é algo que é minha vibe. Recomendadíssimo.
Through his experience and creativity, Thobias has collaborated with important media such as Omelete, Mundo Estranho and Superinteressante, and has worked on the famous Society of Virtue channel. His love for fan art has led him to create portraits of iconic characters from famous series such as Juego de Tronos, Breaking Bad and Chaves.
A true maestro in converting people into captivating characters, Thobias Daneluz will guide you in this course so that you develop your skills and find your own language in the art of stylized portraits. Join this inspiring creative journey and discover how to capture the essence of each subject with unique and authentic features!
Content
- U1
Introduction
- Presentation
- Influences
- U2
Initial steps
- Your own style
- Anatomy of the human face
- The essence within your drawing
- Semantic panel
- Initial sketch
- U3
sketches
- Advanced sketching
- Refined sketch
- Final artwork: trace
- Base color
- Final color
- Textures
- U4
Finishing
- Finishing: lettering
- Social media
- FP
Final project
- Creating stylized illustration with your own style
What to expect from a Domestika course
Learn at your own pace
Enjoy learning from home without a set schedule and with an easy-to-follow method. You set your own pace.
Learn from the best professionals
Learn valuable methods and techniques explained by top experts in the creative sector.
Meet expert teachers
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Certificates
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Ask questions, request feedback, or offer solutions. Share your learning experience with other students in the community who are as passionate about creativity as you are.
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FAQs
This is an intermediate-level course, perfect for those with basic drawing skills who want to refine their techniques and develop their own digital illustration style.
You’ll need a tablet or computer with software like Procreate and Illustrator installed. Digital brushes and internet access for references are also recommended.
You’ll learn to create fanart, stylized portraits, wallpapers, semantic panels, visual composition, coloring, texturing, plus techniques for drawing digital faces and characters.
The module teaches how to build faces using spheres, center lines, shape variations, studying gazes, and techniques to capture distinctive features and facial expressions.
Yes, the course covers strategies for adapting art to social media, creating posts, using captions and hashtags, and promoting your portfolio online.
It’s not mandatory, but basic knowledge helps you get more out of it. The course includes practical demos of these digital illustration tools.
Yes, there are specific modules on comic illustration for blogs, motion comics, and creating visual covers for YouTube videos.