Vector Portrait with Manual Textures
Influences
A course by Alvaro Tapia Hidalgo , Graphic Designer and Illustrator
About the video: Influences
Overview
“Creation depends on influences, all creative work is based on something already existing. That is why in this lesson, I will share some of my main references.”
In this video lesson Alvaro Tapia Hidalgo addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Vector Portrait with Manual Textures. Create unique illustrations by combining digital images with handmade textures.
Partial transcription of the video
“Influences In this lesson we will see my influences and references. My main reference comes from the world of painting. I want to show you, first of all, my main reference, which is the painter Francis Bacon. What fascinates me about this painter is how the human figure works in a very visceral way. He distorts bodies and creates these meat dough, creating compositions that despite the burlesque are very beautiful. It handles a lot the contrast between the horror we are seeing with the way the painting works. Work generally with lonely characters in an empty environment and we see the bodie...”
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Course summary for: Vector Portrait with Manual Textures
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Category
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Software
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Digital Illustration, Vector Illustration
Alvaro Tapia Hidalgo
A course by Alvaro Tapia Hidalgo
Álvaro Tapia Hidalgo is a graphic designer and illustrator from Viña del Mar, Chile with a degree in design from La Universidad de Valparaíso and another one in film from La Escuela de Cine de Chile.
He spent over a decade working on graphic-design projects as an art director while also tackling audiovisual projects as a film director and post-production specialist. In 2011, he decided to focus exclusively on illustration, combining traditional and digital techniques to achieve his own distinctive style.
His work has been featured in international publications such as The New Yorker, ESPN, Rolling Stone, Billboard, Newsweek, The Atlantic, and New York Magazine, and he has also collaborated with top brands like adidas, PUMA, Heineken, Mahindra, Atomic, and Marc Ecko. Additionally, his work has been displayed in a number of exhibitions, galleries, and museums in countries all over the world, including the United States, Germany, England, Italy, the Netherlands, Colombia, Croatia, Argentina, Spain, and Chile.
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