Vector Portrait with Manual Textures
Photoshop composition
A course by Alvaro Tapia Hidalgo , Graphic Designer and Illustrator
About the video: Photoshop composition
Overview
“Through Photoshop layers and different blending modes, I will mix the path with the scanned textures. I will teach you how to integrate the files from Illustrator and how to work them in the best way.”
In this video lesson Alvaro Tapia Hidalgo addresses the topic: Photoshop composition, 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
“Composition of layers in Photoshop We will combine, through layers, all the elements we have created. Once I have the path ready in Illustrator, I have to take that path to Photoshop to work with the different layers, With the different textures and elements. Then, we select the path, copy, Command + C, we go to Photoshop, we create a new file, Command + V, we paste. It’s important that we select Smart Object or Smart Object, because that will allow us to later edit the path, No need to leave Photoshop. As an example, here are the layers, this is from the path thumbnail of the smart object ...”
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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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