Illustration of Dreamlike Female Characters

Shadows and First Textures

A course by Valeria Hipocampo , Illustrator, muralist and tattoo artist

Illustrator, muralist and tattoo artist. Mexico City, Mexico.
Joined March 2017
98% positive reviews (51)
2,154 students
Audio: Spanish, English
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About the video: Shadows and First Textures

Overview

“The next step will be to apply shadows and textures to illuminate and give volume to the illustration. You will see how it is acquiring depth!”

In this video lesson Valeria Hipocampo addresses the topic: Shadows and First Textures, which is part of the Domestika online course: Illustration of Dreamlike Female Characters. Learn to use poetic imagery as a means of expression to depict the relationship between women and nature.

Partial transcription of the video

“Shadows and first textures We will begin to apply shadows and textures to give volume and depth to the illustration. This is the part of the digitization process where to remember that, the more detail we put into lights and shadows and textures, there is more depth, because what lights and shadows give is depth and volume. Now, we don't necessarily need everything to have a lot of contrast. and lots of depth and volume. you just have to remember what gives us depth and volume in a drawing, what is the intention of that. In this case, the depth and volume bring drama, can bring focus to cer...”

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Course summary for: Illustration of Dreamlike Female Characters

  • Level: Beginner
  • 98% positive reviews (51)
  • 2154 students
  • 5 units
  • 16 lessons (2h 45m)
  • 1 download
  • Category

    Illustration
  • Software

    Procreate
  • Areas

    Artistic Drawing, Design, Digital Illustration, Drawing, Pencil Drawing, Traditional illustration

Valeria Hipocampo

Valeria Hipocampo
A course by Valeria Hipocampo

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Illustrator, muralist and tattoo artist

Valeria Hipocampo is an illustrator, muralist, tattoo artist, and art historian. She uses her work to express deep emotions through images of femininity and nature, examining the relationship between the untamed wild and human spirituality.

Her career as a female-focused illustrator took off following the publication of her book Sagradas, an illustrated anthology of female deities from around the world. During the creation process, she explored different archetypes of women and has continued to elaborate on them in other artistic projects, including her collaborations with major publishers like Kalem Kültür and Palíndroma.


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Illustration of Dreamlike Female Characters. Illustration course by Valeria Hipocampo

Illustration of Dreamlike Female Characters

A course by Valeria Hipocampo
Illustrator, muralist and tattoo artist. Mexico City, Mexico.
Joined March 2017
  • 98% positive reviews (51)
  • 2,154 students