Creation of Characters with Photoshop

A course by Alain Perdomo , Digital artist, photographer and retoucher

Digital artist, photographer and retoucher. Alicante, Spain.
Joined July 2017

Use retouching to add phantasy and a bit of terror to your photographs

95% positive reviews (107)
2,065 students
Audio: Spanish
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Use retouching to add phantasy and a bit of terror to your photographs

Photo retouching can do everything. Transform the image of a person into a character of a zombie movie, futuristic or what the imagination - and skills in Adobe Photoshop - can achieve. Alain Perdomo is a visual artist, photographer and retoucher passionate about mystery and drama and is dedicated to transmitting feelings with touches of fantasy and terror in his photographs. If in your first courses you teach to take your first steps with Initiation to photo retouching with Photoshop and then, go one step further with Photo retouching of fashion and beauty with Photoshop . Now it invites you to awaken your creativity and through retouching create the unimaginable.

In this course you will learn step by step the best professional touch-up techniques to create a fictional character with Adobe Photoshop. You will start from a photograph as a base, in which you will be working and creating a character in a meticulous way, shaping and adapting each part of his body to the final result you want to achieve.

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What will you learn in this online course?

16 lessons & 15 downloads

Settings in Camera Raw
2 minutes, 13 seconds
Smoothie
10 minutes, 20 seconds
Creation of dark eyes
13 minutes, 50 seconds
  • 95% positive reviews (107)
  • 2,065 students
  • 16 lessons (2h 54m)
  • 15 additional resources (5 files)
  • Online and at your own pace
  • Available on the app
  • Audio: Spanish
  • Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
  • Level: Intermediate
  • Unlimited access forever

What is this course's project?

You will create a fictional character, transforming a photograph from the basic touch up to the final details.

Projects by course students

Who is this online course for?

To photographers and retouchers who want to experiment with a creative touch-up technique to create fictional characters.

Requirements and materials

You will need average knowledge of Adobe Photoshop. On the materials, you will need a computer with Photoshop installed and a photograph to intervene.


Reviews

2,065 Students
107 Reviews
95% Positive ratings

Alain Perdomo

A course by Alain Perdomo

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Digital artist, photographer and retoucher

Alain Perdomo's work as a photographer and retoucher is mainly focused on cinema and advertising photography of fashion and beauty. Mystery, fantasy and terror are themes that often slip into their editorials, taking realism through photomontage.

He trained at the National School of Fine Arts in Havana (Cuba) and during his professional career he has seen his work on numerous occasions. His photographs have been awarded in different international competitions and he has collaborated with publications such as Digital Photo, Fashion & Look, Mac & PC, Eden or FHM, among others.


Content

  • U1

    Introduction

    • Presentation
    • Influences
    • What will we do during the course?
  • U2

    Primary settings

    • Settings in Camera Raw
    • Cleaning and perfecting the skin I
    • Cleaning and perfecting the skin II
    • Smoothie
  • U3

    Assembly and composition of the elements

    • Creation of dark eyes
    • Composition and assembly of the knife
    • Composition and assembly of hands I
    • Composition and assembly of hands II
    • Creation of the blood I
    • Creation of the blood II
  • U4

    Colorimetry, setting and final finishing

    • Image dramatization
    • Drawing final details
    • Texture and final finish
  • FP

    Final project

    • Character creation with Photoshop

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    Learn valuable methods and techniques explained by top experts in the creative sector.

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    Ask questions, request feedback, or offer solutions. Share your learning experience with other students in the community who are as passionate about creativity as you are.

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Domestika's courses are online classes that provide you with the tools and skills you need to complete a specific project. Every step of the project combines video lessons with complementary instructional material, so you can learn by doing. Domestika's courses also allow you to share your own projects with the teacher and with other students, creating a dynamic course community.

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Creation of Characters with Photoshop. Photography, and Video course by Alain Perdomo

Creation of Characters with Photoshop

A course by Alain Perdomo
Digital artist, photographer and retoucher. Alicante, Spain.
Joined July 2017
  • 95% positive reviews (107)
  • 2,065 students