Character Illustration with Acrylic

Final details

A course by Ariel Olivetti , Illustrator and Comic Artist

Illustrator and Comic Artist. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Joined July 2018
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5,050 students
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About the video: Final details

Overview

“Finally, I'll show you how to make the details and the subtle toning changes. ”

In this video lesson Ariel Olivetti addresses the topic: Final details, 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

“Final details We finished painting our background white, the figure is separated from the background. In this lesson, we'll see the final details. I always recommend doing the final details with matte acrylic diluent because when this material dries it will have a matte texture and the glossy diluent, and since it’ll have a shiny texture, we will never know when it is dry. The matte diluent will guarantee we know when the material is dry to add the next layer, nothing more than that. We are going to work with the diluent and now at this stage of details, first and foremost, I'm going to cha...”

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Course summary for: Character Illustration with Acrylic

  • Level: Beginner
  • 99% positive reviews (241)
  • 5050 students
  • 4 units
  • 13 lessons (2h 0m)
  • 10 downloads
  • Category

    Illustration
  • Areas

    Acrylic Painting, Character Design, Comic, Painting, Traditional illustration

Ariel Olivetti

Ariel Olivetti
A course by Ariel Olivetti

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Illustrator and Comic Artist

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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Character Illustration with Acrylic. Illustration course by Ariel Olivetti

Character Illustration with Acrylic

A course by Ariel Olivetti
Illustrator and Comic Artist. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Joined July 2018
  • 99% positive reviews (241)
  • 5,050 students