Dramatic Portraits with Pastels, Collage, and Photoshop
Digital Edits to the Drawing 3
A course by Dominic Bodden , Illustrator
About the video: Digital Edits to the Drawing 3
Overview
“Here I will focus on the background and add the architecture of the street by using previous observational drawings I have made. Then, I will adjust the value of the chair and the umbrella pole.”
In this video lesson Dominic Bodden addresses the topic: Digital Edits to the Drawing 3, 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 I'm very pleased with the adjustments we've made so far. The changes to the shirt, the color especially, making it a very rich dark black, brings out that figure. Then, we can move around with some of the adjustments we made to desaturating the market. Moving forward, I want to address the background. I want to bring in the city. A part of my narrative and story is dealing with the street vendor in Washington Heights. This is my local area, where my family grew up, and I want to bring in some of that. What I've been inspired by is the architecture in this area...”
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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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