Character Illustration with Acrylic
Editorial review
A course by Ariel Olivetti , Illustrator and Comic Artist
About the video: Editorial review
Overview
“Finally, I will give you some useful tips based on my personal experience in this wonderful profession.”
In this video lesson Ariel Olivetti addresses the topic: Editorial review, 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
“Editorial review Now that we know each other better, I can tell you some things that have to do with starting a professional job. How to present work, how to introduce yourself to an editor, what the editor wants to see in an illustrator's folder. They usually ask me if they have to show originals, what kind of folder to show. The best thing to do is never bring originals to an interview with an artistic director. Usually we as illustrators, artists or cartoonists, we tend to be a bit messy when working and there are imperfections that can be polished in digitization. There may be stains, w...”
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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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