Caricature in Watercolor

Overview

“The last step I take when making an illustration is the texture of the skin, and it is what helps me to give unity to everything previously drawn, as you have seen in the previous exercise. However, in this cover illustration we are going to work on it in a slightly different way. In the model we applied the skin in a general stain in which we created the bleeding effect, however, on the cover we will not do so, as this would spoil all the nuances and depth we have achieved. We will apply the color of the skin by zones, saturating more those that are focused. Do not lose detail! (Literally). ”

In this video lesson Carlos Rodríguez Casado addresses the topic: Finishing touches and skin I, which is part of the Domestika online course: Caricature in Watercolor. Learn the techniques for illustrated portraits in watercolor for editorials and press covers.

Partial transcription of the video

“Now that we have the details of face and hair We will work the skin tones. I want to work the details hand in hand, but I will do it looking for focus effect. Those details, even if it’s not a face, they work the same way, moistening the area first and then adding lines that then we will blur. Even in areas we want crisp, but this will also serve to tone the shadows. As the photo is composed, the hand would be in the foreground, with which we have to look for a much greater focus effect than in the face. I get this as before with the effect of bleeding. We are using almost all the colors of...”

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Course summary for: Caricature in Watercolor

• Level: Intermediate
• 99% positive reviews (241)
• 4111 students
• 4 units
• 19 lessons (3h 46m)

• Category

  Illustration

• Software

  Adobe Photoshop

• Areas

  Portrait Drawing, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting