Vector Portrait with Manual Textures
Traced in Illustrator (part 2)
A course by Alvaro Tapia Hidalgo , Graphic Designer and Illustrator
About the video: Traced in Illustrator (part 2)
Overview
“We continue with the layout!”
In this video lesson Alvaro Tapia Hidalgo addresses the topic: Traced in Illustrator (part 2), 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
“Traced in Illustrator and color Now we continue to trace the hair, the shine. Simply what we do is draw all those shapes that shine and give volume to the head. For that, we do the same thing we've done all this time, which is to make a point, curve, define to show us only the line, we can define the color of the line to see it better, with white we can define the thickness of the line, in this case a 0.25 to have more control over the detail. It doesn't need to be perfect here, just like the picture, We are only interested in giving volume and generate these hair shine, that a flat thing i...”
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Course summary for: Vector Portrait with Manual Textures
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Category
Illustration -
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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