Fashion Illustration: from the Catwalk to the Paper
Creation of textures and brushes
A course by Robert Tirado , Illustrator
About the video: Creation of textures and brushes
Overview
“In this lesson I will talk about the advantages you will find in the combination of techniques. I will teach you different ways to apply traditional techniques, I will give you some recommendations and guidelines. I will make a demonstration with materials such as watercolor, aniline or acrylic on watercolor paper to generate various stains and textures. With the help of a scanner, I will digitize the textures to generate a small bank of resources that I will reserve for the colorization process in Photoshop. Then, I will convert some textures into brushes. I will explain how to take advantage of Photoshop layer blending modes and some properties of the brush tool. ”
In this video lesson Robert Tirado addresses the topic: Creation of textures and brushes, which is part of the Domestika online course: Fashion Illustration: from the Catwalk to the Paper. Combine manual and digital techniques to create a trendy illustration.
Partial transcription of the video
“CREATION OF TEXTURES AND BRUSHES In this lesson I will tell you how I take advantage of the generation of some spots and some brushstrokes which I later scan to convert into brushes and in resources that I will use in the production of the illustration. Materials are basic and traditional materials as aniline, as acrylic paint. I will take advantage of the roller and also use some brushes, but that you take into account that you can include in this range of materials some that you consider interesting and that you want to integrate into the production of the illustration. In principle, I wi...”
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Course summary for: Fashion Illustration: from the Catwalk to the Paper
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Category
Fashion, Illustration -
Areas
Fashion Illustration , Traditional illustration

Robert Tirado
A course by Robert Tirado
Robert Tirado is a multidisciplinary artist from Caracas, Venezuela, based in Madrid, Spain. In recent years, he has specialized in the world of illustration, and his work is characterized by the use and combination of manual and digital techniques to create exceptional pieces.
His main inspiration is feminine beauty and fashion, something that has led him to collaborate with magazines such as Harper's Bazaar or Glamour Magazine, as well as publishers including the prestigious Taschen. In addition, Robert spends his time teaching classes and workshops at the Istituto Europeo di Design (IED) Madrid.
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