Create Surreal Characters in Oil

Working the skin 3

A course by Fernando Vicente , Painter and Illustrator

93 students

Audio: Spanish, English

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About the video: Working the skin 3

Overview

“I'll show you how to soften contours and enrich skin with grays, blue touches, and crisscrossing brushstrokes that suggest veins and texture. You'll see how to blend color without losing light, and how small gestures—like a barely hinted fingernail—build the illusion of reality.”

In this video lesson Fernando Vicente addresses the topic: Working the skin 3, which is part of the Domestika online course: Create Surreal Characters in Oil. Learn surrealist oil painting techniques, create unique characters, and develop advanced artistic skills in illustration and creativity..

Partial transcription of the video

“Let's keep blending. I have settled down to improve my work on this hand more effectively. using a soft synthetic brush without losing any detail or texture the lights and shadows that we have previously set. we will be playing to create a sense of reality. We constantly seek that sense of reality. We'll also add a little bit of gray. The skin on the hands has lots of grey. in the creases Even in the picture. you can almost see it. right? Where there are distinct areas. the details emerge. more greyish areas. Let's start removing with this gray too. the clearly defined edge of the outlines ...”

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Course summary for: Create Surreal Characters in Oil

Level: Beginner
93 students
5 units
27 lessons (6h 13m)
8 downloads

Category
Illustration
Areas
Artistic Drawing, Character Design, Concept Art, Fine Arts, Oil Painting, Painting, Traditional illustration

Fernando Vicente

A course by Fernando Vicente

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Painter and Illustrator

Fernando Vicente is a renowned illustrator with extensive experience in the advertising sector. He regularly publishes work in the El País newspaper and magazines, including the cultural magazine Babelia, and he has won three Awards of Excellence from the Society for New Design.

He also collaborates with magazines such as Vogue, Playboy, and Cosmopolitan, makes book and record covers, illustrates books for children and adults, and exhibits his paintings. One of his favorite themes is the pin-up style.

Fernando Vicente's work as a painter is characterized by the constant presence of the human figure. He paints in acrylic and always works standing in front of the easel, even when illustrating. He only uses the computer to add details such as fonts or background colors or to make collages.