Dramatic Portraits with Pastels, Collage, and Photoshop
Refining the Sketch 2
A course by Dominic Bodden , Illustrator
About the video: Refining the Sketch 2
Overview
“I will now incorporate my edits into my refined sketch. For this, I will be using tracing paper. It will allow me to make multiple edits in layers. Once that is done, I will make a blueprint of the illustration, which will help me later when making the transfer to the pastel board.”
In this video lesson Dominic Bodden addresses the topic: Refining the Sketch 2, 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
“ Refining the Sketch Let me tell you a bit about how I incorporated these edits into my refined sketch. In this phase, tracing paper will be your best friend. It's a hero because it will allow you to make multiple edits in layers and see what's going on underneath. Let me show you a bit about how that happened. Let me share with you a bit about my editing process. Tracing paper. Here's my original refined sketch. I laid a piece of tracing paper over this, drew on top, and made the edits and corrections that I wanted. This is a sketch based on my reference picture from the tracing paper. I ...”
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Course summary for: Dramatic Portraits with Pastels, Collage, and Photoshop
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Category
Illustration -
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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