Course
Skills Expanded
Contrasting Elements for Portraiture
In this series of lessons, we will learn how to create a finished illustration while focusing on the topic of contrasting elements.
What you'll learn
In this series of lessons, we will learn how to create a finished illustration while focusing on the topic of contrasting elements. We will learn a variety of useful digital illustration techniques. We will go through every step of this illustration, from the rough sketch to the refinement phase, all the way to the finishing touches that bring this image to life. Software required: Photoshop.
Table of contents
Introduction and Project Overview
10mins
Contrasting Elements for Portraiture
402mins
- Adding Objects to Define the Scene 6m
- Blocking in Form with Light and Shadow 13m
- Contrasting Elements for Contrasting Personalities 12m
- Adjusting the Pose to Feed the Personality 8m
- Facing the Bride 12m
- Facing the Reflection 12m
- Refining the Reflection 10m
- Checking the Anatomy 12m
- Flipping the Image for Added Adjustments 13m
- Flipping the Refinement 13m
- Adding Seductive Eyes to the Reflection 7m
- Working on the Nose and Surrounding Area 8m
- Working on the Lips and Surrounding Area 10m
- Reconstructing the Jaw, Cheek, Forehead, and Ear 9m
- Adjusting the Facial Features of the Bride 9m
- Contrasting Warm and Cold Skin Tones 7m
- Refining the Back and Shoulder of the Bride 10m
- Refining the Arm and Neck 8m
- Refining the Body of the Reflection 12m
- Reworking the Hand of the Bride 11m
- Refining the Hand of the Bride 9m
- Detailing the Hand of the Reflection 10m
- Grounding the Mirror with Shadows 10m
- Reworking the Wild Hair 9m
- Detailing the Wild Hair 13m
- Reworking the Loose Bun 11m
- Detailing the Loose Bun of Hair 16m
- Starting to Add Some Details to the Face 9m
- Continuing to Detail the Bride's Face 11m
- Starting to Refine the Reflection of the Eyes 10m
- Adding Some Additional Refinement to the Eyes 11m
- Tweaking the Reflection of the Nose 9m
- Refining the Lips in the Reflection 10m
- Adding a Necklace 11m
- Giving Our Bride Some Earrings 12m
- Fixing a Few Small Errors 10m
- Refining the Body, Hair, and Dress 14m
- Creating Some Grounding Elements 10m
- Adding Some Final Touches to the Color Tones 7m