Creation of Characters with Photoshop
A course by Alain Perdomo , Digital artist, photographer and retoucher
Use retouching to add phantasy and a bit of terror to your photographs
- Spanish with subtitles in English
- 95% positive reviews (104)
- 2020 students
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.
What will you learn in this online course?
16 lessons & 15 downloads
- 95% positive reviews (104)
- 2020 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
Recommended software for this course
Adobe PhotoshopWhat 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
A course by Alain Perdomo
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
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U1
Introduction
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Presentation
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Influences
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What will we do during the course?
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U2
Primary settings
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Settings in Camera Raw
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Cleaning and perfecting the skin I
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Cleaning and perfecting the skin II
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Smoothie
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U3
Assembly and composition of the elements
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Creation of dark eyes
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Composition and assembly of the knife
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Composition and assembly of hands I
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Composition and assembly of hands II
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Creation of the blood I
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Creation of the blood II
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U4
Colorimetry, setting and final finishing
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Image dramatization
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Drawing final details
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Texture and final finish
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FP
Final project
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Character creation with Photoshop
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What to expect from a Domestika course
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Learn at your own pace
Enjoy learning from home without a set schedule and with an easy-to-follow method. You set your own pace.
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Learn from the best professionals
Learn valuable methods and techniques explained by top experts in the creative sector.
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Meet expert teachers
Each expert teaches what they do best, with clear guidelines, true passion, and professional insight in every lesson.
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Certificates
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Get front-row seats
Videos of the highest quality, so you don't miss a single detail. With unlimited access, you can watch them as many times as you need to perfect your technique.
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Share knowledge and ideas
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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Connect with a global creative community
The community is home to millions of people from around the world who are curious and passionate about exploring and expressing their creativity.
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FAQs
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.
All courses are 100% online, so once they're published, courses start and finish whenever you want. You set the pace of the class. You can go back to review what interests you most and skip what you already know, ask questions, answer questions, share your projects, and more.
The courses are divided into different units. Each one includes lessons, informational text, tasks, and practice exercises to help you carry out your project step by step, with additional complementary resources and downloads. You'll also have access to an exclusive forum where you can interact with the teacher and with other students, as well as share your work and your course project, creating a community around the course.
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fernando_ferri
Muy intresante, te abre la mente en cuanto a creación de personajes
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tish.kenny
The course has English subtitles and because all the photoshop menus are in Spanish it is very difficult to follow
Also translation is very inaccurate and even subtitles are difficult to follow.
Very disappointed
headley.designer
MUITO LEGAL, para quem está começando no mundo da edição de imagem!
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gideongeosys
great
bulldogfan
A very great course. I am a Photoshop beginner. I have learned a lot here. Thank you very much.