Dramatic Portraits with Pastels, Collage, and Photoshop
Drawing the Elements and Collaging the Environment
A course by Dominic Bodden , Illustrator
About the video: Drawing the Elements and Collaging the Environment
Overview
“The last step in this section is the environment. I will focus here on the different elements that surround my figure and I will apply the collage elements to the composition, experimenting with patterns and textures, too.”
In this video lesson Dominic Bodden addresses the topic: Drawing the Elements and Collaging the Environment, 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
“ Drawing the Elements and Collaging the Environment In the previous lesson, we worked on our portrait. We applied value, color complements, and built-up skin tone. In this lesson, we'll work on the elements of our environment. I continued working on my portrait and brought it to a level of completion that I'm happy with. I did that by doing the same process over and over again, laying down the pastel layers and redrawing. I applied the same process to the hand and using my reference pictures as a guide, I was able to develop value and redraw the elements of the fingers and hands looking at...”
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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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