Cartoon-Style Character Portraits with Procreate
Dynamic compositions for the portrait
A course by Cristina Gómez (adesignerlife) , Illustrator
Joined July 2009
About the video: Dynamic compositions for the portrait
Overview
“The last aspect to consider when taking a portrait is the pose that will be used. In this lesson I will show you some compositional examples to give your work more dynamism and I will explain some general aspects that will help you in this process.”
In this video lesson Cristina Gómez (adesignerlife) addresses the topic: Dynamic compositions for the portrait, which is part of the Domestika online course: Cartoon-Style Character Portraits with Procreate. Learn to create unique, stylized, and dynamic portraits using character and background references.
Partial transcription of the video
“Dynamic compositions for the portrait In this lesson I will teach you how to make a custom portrait. Taking portraits is a very difficult task, especially since normally we don't have many elements to play with and it is difficult to find elements that give us dynamism and they can make our portrait much more special. Normally we are used to seeing quite static portraits They don't provide much more information. That is why it is important to know how to identify the references that you are going to work with. and what points are key to make your portrait much better. The first thing to kee...”
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Course summary for: Cartoon-Style Character Portraits with Procreate
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Category
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Software
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Areas
Character Design, Digital Drawing, Digital Illustration, Digital Painting

Cristina Gómez (adesignerlife)
A course by Cristina Gómez (adesignerlife)
Cristina Gómez, illustrator and content creator, specializes in cartoon portraits, which she creates in Procreate. With all the tools available to her in a couple of clicks, she can create fantastic environments and atmospheres in no time at all, and without getting her hands dirty!
An important part of her work is collaborating with major brands in the industry such as XPPEN and Huion, with whom she has carried out challenges, competitions, and product reviews of their tablets. She has also been involved in promoting the launch of Mulan with Disney+ and has illustrated a series of children's books.
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