Pictorial Techniques for Digital Painting
A course by Javier González Pacheco , Illustrator
Joined October 2012
Learn coloring methods to achieve a pictorial feel in your illustrations using Photoshop
Learn coloring methods to achieve a pictorial feel in your illustrations using Photoshop
Digital illustration opens up a realm of new possibilities and freedom to illustrators who want to experiment and further their abilities. When color, balance, and shape are mastered, there’s no limit to what you can achieve in digital illustration software like Adobe Photoshop to create original pictorial work.
Javier G. Pacheco is an illustrator with over ten years of experience in the field, and in this course, he shows you how to illustrate digitally by letting go of the fear of a blank digital page. Learn how to paint with illustration software just like on a physical page, with Javier’s step-by-step method to create your own stunning pictorial illustrations digitally.
What will you learn in this online course?
16 lessons & 18 downloads
- 98% positive reviews (51)
- 943 students
- 16 lessons (1h 59m)
- 18 additional resources (12 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
Recommended software for this course
Adobe PhotoshopWhat is this course's project?
Create a pictorial illustration using Adobe Photoshop, and learn how to print your work for high-quality art prints.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
For all those that enjoy painting, drawing, creating, and prefer to express their creativity with color and shape than through drawing.
Requirements and materials
To take this course, you need basic illustration or drawing skills and know how to use the tools to illustrate on Adobe Photoshop.
you need a computer with Adobe Photoshop, a graphics tablet, and it is recommended but not obligatory to have a pencil, watercolor paper (from 190g to 300g), a flat-end paintbrush, acrylic paint (one color is enough), and a container for watering down your paintbrushes.
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A course by Javier González Pacheco
Javier G. Pacheco is an illustrator from Albacete, who has been based in Barcelona, Spain for over ten years. His passion for illustration began as a child, alongside his mother who painted and shared her passion for art and illustration to help develop Javier’s creative skills.
He obtained his first art degree in Escuela de Artes Antonio López in Tomelloso, Spain, and furthered his studies at Escuela de Arte de Toledo with a Higher-level degree in Illustration. He then started his first art and design studio with a close friend, where he was able to apply his traditional and digital illustrations to products, posters, branding projects, and more.
After several years working at his own studio, Javier went on to working with renowned fashion brands in Barcelona, Spain. Today, Javier is a freelance illustrator, with exhibitions of his work in countries like France, Mexico, Taiwan, Canada, Italy, and more, and has published his own Art Book with Omniki Ediciones.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Presentation
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Influences
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What will we do in the course?
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U2
Preparation
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Warm up
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Creating the color palette
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Preparing the layers
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U3
We start painting!
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Sketch
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Medium tones
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Dark tones
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Clear tones
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U4
Detailing and defining
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Background
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Overpainting 1
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Overpainting 2
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Details
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U5
Texture, corrections and color variations
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Texture and color variations
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Prepare your work for printing (art print)
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FP
Final project
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Keys to digital coloring
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What to expect from a Domestika course
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Learn at your own pace
Enjoy learning from home without a set schedule and with an easy-to-follow method. You set your own pace.
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Learn from the best professionals
Learn valuable methods and techniques explained by top experts in the creative sector.
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Meet expert teachers
Each expert teaches what they do best, with clear guidelines, true passion, and professional insight in every lesson.
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Certificates
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Share knowledge and ideas
Ask questions, request feedback, or offer solutions. Share your learning experience with other students in the community who are as passionate about creativity as you are.
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Connect with a global creative community
The community is home to millions of people from around the world who are curious and passionate about exploring and expressing their creativity.
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Domestika's courses are online classes that provide you with the tools and skills you need to complete a specific project. Every step of the project combines video lessons with complementary instructional material, so you can learn by doing. Domestika's courses also allow you to share your own projects with the teacher and with other students, creating a dynamic course community.
All courses are 100% online, so once they're published, courses start and finish whenever you want. You set the pace of the class. You can go back to review what interests you most and skip what you already know, ask questions, answer questions, share your projects, and more.
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nicolaskingslayer
buenisimo, mas conocimiento para todo lo que es arte digital
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raf_esq_12
Muy buen curso, Javier domina el tema y trasmite sus conocimientos perfectamente.
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francescoisotti99
consigliato come corso beginners!!!!
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vega31061
exelente ,sencillo en la explicacion ,muy claros los pasos y los precesos ,muy bueno.
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asdrubal.devin7
un buen curso para iniciar el dibujo digital.ayuda a organizar fácilmente el área de trabajo dando un buen método de organización de colores y capas. buen curso
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