Dramatic Portraits with Pastels, Collage, and Photoshop
Digital Edits to the Drawing 2
A course by Dominic Bodden , Illustrator
About the video: Digital Edits to the Drawing 2
Overview
“Next, you will see how to enhance or change the color of collage elements and make any necessary adjustments using different tools such as "Levels", "Contrast", and "Hue and Saturation".”
In this video lesson Dominic Bodden addresses the topic: Digital Edits to the Drawing 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
“ Digital Edits to the Drawing Let's consider what we have so far. Looking at this, I notice there's not much variety in values. I'll double-check that by pressing Command + Y. This will give me a layout in grayscale or black and white, which will allow me to look at my values. I'm not seeing much variety right now. Right now, it seems like there's a big block. I feel like a lot is going on, but I'm not able to hone in on my figure, which I want to be the hero of this composition. Let's check our values for the figure. To do that, I'll go to my levels. You can find Levels by going to... Ima...”
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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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