Character Illustration with Acrylic
Light and shadow 1
A course by Ariel Olivetti , Illustrator and Comic Artist
About the video: Light and shadow 1
Overview
“Now I will explain to you the theory of light and shadow. I will tell you the effect of light on different objects.”
In this video lesson Ariel Olivetti addresses the topic: Light and shadow 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Character Illustration with Acrylic. Learn step by step how to give volume, color, and realism to a superhero using acrylic paint.
Partial transcription of the video
“Light and shadow For my final project, I chose to do an illustration of a very voluptuous Captain America, with many lights and shadows, that’s quite realistic. What does that mean? That in order to make an illustration that has a realistic appearance, it is not enough to only do a line drawing, but we must also understand how the lights and shadows in our drawing work. Beyond having understood the anatomy of the character, which we saw in my other Domestika course. To see how light and shadow works in a real element, we are going to talk briefly about the theory of light and shadows. To do...”
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Course summary for: Character Illustration with Acrylic
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Areas
Acrylic Painting, Character Design, Comic, Painting, Traditional illustration
Ariel Olivetti
A course by Ariel Olivetti
Ariel Olivetti was born in Buenos Aires (Argentina) and studied graphic design at the University of Buenos Aires. His passion for drawing the human figure and creating characters led him to creating cover illustrations for the comic magazine FIERRO in the ‘90s. He is also a co-creator of the comic El Cazador. He has been working in the comic industry for over twenty five years as an artist and illustrator, collaborating on publications for Dark Horse, Valiant, Sideshow, MARVEL, DC Comics, and Upper Deck.
His first artwork for the US market was The Last Avengers story for Marvel Comics, and was followed by Daredevil and X-Men. He has collaborated on a limited edition series for DC called Space Ghost and a host of other titles, including Mystique and Sabretooth (1996), Alpha Flight (1997), and What if? (1997) for Marvel, as well as JLA: Paradise Lost (1998), Haven: The Broken City (2002), Green Lantern (2003), and Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight.
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