Creative Portraits with Markers
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Course overview
- Provider
- Domestika
- Course type
- Paid course
- Level
- Beginner
- Deadline
- Flexible
- Duration
- 3 hours
- Lessons
- 16 lessons
- Certificate
- Available on completion
- Course author
- Pablo Velasco Bertolotto
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Creating lively illustrations with markers is the specialty of Spanish artist and graphic designer Pablo Velasco Bertolotto. By adding just a touch of irony to your compositions, you can achieve truly original results using this simple and easy-to-use technique that allows you to add creative details that are precise and realistic.
In this course, discover how to create an original portrait of someone you know or admire using nothing but markers. Pablo teaches you the basics of composition, lighting, volume, and contrast step by step, showing you how to create a unique illustration that is personal and fun.
Description
Start the course by learning a bit about Pablo Velasco and his beginnings in the art world. He talks about the subjects that inspire him the most, speaks about his artistic influences, and briefly goes through everything that he teaches in this course.
Then, learn more about markers and their main characteristics. Pablo teaches you the basic theory of facial proportions and colors, as well as some different techniques for creating light and shadows.
Get to work and start creating your portrait. See how to choose a great photo as a reference and learn how to transfer it onto paper using a pencil and a grid. You will learn to use colors and how to play with different shades and contrasts.
Finally, complete your portrait by working with different creative elements and adding details like shine in the eyes and hair to make them more realistic. To finish the course, take a picture of your illustration and add some final touches in Photoshop to get it ready for sharing on social media.
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