Vector Portrait with Manual Textures
Background
A course by Alvaro Tapia Hidalgo , Graphic Designer and Illustrator
About the video: Background
Overview
“I will show you how to create an abstract background by composing through layers in Photoshop. For this I will use the textures we create with different elements and materials.”
In this video lesson Alvaro Tapia Hidalgo addresses the topic: Background, 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
“Background What we will do next is to mix shapes, textures and colors To compose our background. We are already finishing. I have the character quite defined. It has many elements of textures, of frames. It is quite saturated, so the background will complement. We will make an abstract background with watercolor spots. It will only be to complement the image, that you don't see a flat bottom or the cropped figure. I like to use colors that go as a kind of aura in the character, that is, they leave the character or explode from within to give visual impact, mainly. Then we will look for a te...”
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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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