Dramatic Portraits with Pastels, Collage, and Photoshop
The Collage Process
A course by Dominic Bodden , Illustrator
About the video: The Collage Process
Overview
“Now I will introduce you to the art of collage and the ways it can be applied to portraiture. To do so, I will deconstruct an illustration with collage elements from my portfolio.”
In this video lesson Dominic Bodden addresses the topic: The Collage Process, which is part of the Domestika online course: Dramatic Portraits with Pastels, Collage, and Photoshop. Explore the art of storytelling by combining traditional and digital illustration techniques to create compelling portraits of people in a meaningful environment.
Partial transcription of the video
“ The Collage Process In the previous lesson, we spoke about the fundamentals of art and design. In this lesson, we'll talk about how to use collage as a new and innovative way to add a new layer to your portrait-making process. To do that, I'll share with you a past project and how I used collage to develop that. This is a portrait I created of American director Stanley Kubrick. In this, we have three figures. We have his wife, his daughter, and also the living space of his house in London. Here, I used collage to build out the environment. If you look closely, you'll notice that the paste...”
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Course summary for: Dramatic Portraits with Pastels, Collage, and Photoshop
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Category
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Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Artistic Drawing, Collage, Drawing, Fine Arts, Portrait Drawing, Traditional illustration
Dominic Bodden
A course by Dominic Bodden
Dominic Bodden is an award-winning illustrator and animator based in New York City. His signature illustration style is a blend of traditional and digital image-making techniques that incorporate pastel and paper collage. Before his illustration career, he worked in fashion as a stylist and costume designer. He credits this experience for refining his eye for color, patterns, and textures, which allows him to create dynamic illustrations with an emotional impact.
Dominic is a recipient of the Silver Cube Award from the Art Directors Club, a Bronze Award from the 3x3 Illustration annual, and he is a New Talent Award Winner of the World Illustration Awards 2021. His work has been recognized by American Illustration, The Society of Illustrators, The Royal Society of Portrait Painters, and Communication Arts.
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