Course overview
- Provider
- Domestika
- Course type
- Paid course
- Level
- Beginner
- Deadline
- Flexible
- Duration
- 2 hours
- Lessons
- 14 lessons
- Certificate
- Available on completion
- Course author
- Joana Neves
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Digital illustration offers endless possibilities when drawing the human figure, and Adobe Photoshop is the tool that really lets your imagination soar. Alongside concept artist Joana Neves, who has collaborated with big names like Netflix, Disney, Google, Amazon, and The Washington Post, discover how to push the limits of shape, work with vibrant colors, and condense as much expression as possible into one single image.
In this course, learn to design two female characters and compose a digital illustration in Photoshop. Joana teaches you techniques to train your artistic eye and create dynamic human figures full of character and style.
Description
Start the course by getting to know your teacher, Joana Neves. She talks about her career as an illustrator and concept artist as well as what sparked her interest in fashion and all things concerning women. She also shares the artwork and artists that have most influenced her work.
Learn how to find references and create a mood board to help you hone in on the final design. Then, explore basic notions of human anatomy, proportion, and how the body moves. To help you create visually stimulating designs, Joana explains how to simplify complex shapes for both people and objects using photos.
Now it's time to get to work! Begin with the initial sketches of your characters in Photoshop with the help of your teacher. Joana guides you through the process step by step until you are happy with your composition before teaching you basic color theory so you can make your characters and their surroundings truly spring to life.
Wrap things up by adding digital textures and the finishing touches to really make your piece pop. Joana leaves you with some final tips on how to export your file and share it with the world on social media.
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