Create Stylized Portraits with your Own Style
A course by Thobias Daneluz , Graphic designer and Illustrator
Learn how to capture a person's traits and personality through stylized portraits with this course.
Learn how to capture a person's traits and personality through stylized portraits with this course.
In this online course, Thobias Daneluz, a leading graphic designer and illustrator specializing in stylized portraits, will immerse you in the exciting world of caricature and animation. You will discover how to turn someone into a character with minimal lines, capturing essences and awakening feelings without exaggeration.
Thobias will share his strategies for finding your own unique style and guide you through the basics of the anatomy of the human face, as well as capturing each subject's personality through their distinctive features. In addition, you will learn how to set up a reference panel and perfect your sketches digitally.
During the course, you'll dive into the exciting world of fan art, a practice that will help you grow as a designer and allow you to attract commissioned work. As a final project, you'll create a stylized portrait of a famous or well-known figure, exploring color palette, volume and texture to bring your creations to life. By the end of the lessons, you will be ready to capture the personality of the model in each portrait, leaving your author's mark.
What will you learn in this online course?
15 lessons & 13 downloads
- 100% positive reviews (49)
- 2,561 students
- 15 lessons (1h 31m)
- 13 additional resources (3 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Portuguese
- Portuguese · Spanish · English · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
Recommended software for this course
ProcreateWhat is this course's project?
In the exciting final project of this course, you will create a stylized portrait of someone famous or well-known, applying everything you have learned to shape your personality through minimal lines and expressive colors.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
This course is especially aimed at graphic designers, illustrators and art lovers who want to perfect their skills in the art of stylized portraits. If you have basic knowledge of designing and accessing Procreate or a similar program, this course is perfect for you.
Requirements and materials
To embark on this creative adventure, you will need basic knowledge of designing and accessing Procreate or a similar tool. So you take your digital tablet or simply paper and your favorite technique and prepare to develop your own unique style in the art of stylized portraits!
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A course by Thobias Daneluz
Meet Thobias Daneluz, a passionate graphic designer and illustrator known for his distinctive style of stylized portraits. His work stands out for mixing the nostalgia of animated cartoons from the 90s with a unique artistic sensibility.
Through his experience and creativity, Thobias has collaborated with important media such as Omelete, Mundo Estranho and Superinteressante, and has worked on the famous Society of Virtue channel. His love for fan art has led him to create portraits of iconic characters from famous series such as Juego de Tronos, Breaking Bad and Chaves.
A true maestro in converting people into captivating characters, Thobias Daneluz will guide you in this course so that you develop your skills and find your own language in the art of stylized portraits. Join this inspiring creative journey and discover how to capture the essence of each subject with unique and authentic features!
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Presentation
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Influences
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U2
Initial steps
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Your own style
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Anatomy of the human face
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The essence within your drawing
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Semantic panel
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Initial sketch
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U3
sketches
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Advanced sketching
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Refined sketch
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Final artwork: trace
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Base color
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Final color
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Textures
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U4
Finishing
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Finishing: lettering
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Social media
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FP
Final project
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Creating stylized illustration with your own style
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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
PlusIf you're a Plus member, get a custom certificate signed by your teacher for every course. Share it on your portfolio, social media, or wherever you like.
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Get front-row seats
Videos of the highest quality, so you don't miss a single detail. With unlimited access, you can watch them as many times as you need to perfect your technique.
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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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Watch professionally produced courses
Domestika curates its teacher roster and produces every course in-house to ensure a high-quality online learning experience.
FAQs
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.
The courses are divided into different units. Each one includes lessons, informational text, tasks, and practice exercises to help you carry out your project step by step, with additional complementary resources and downloads. You'll also have access to an exclusive forum where you can interact with the teacher and with other students, as well as share your work and your course project, creating a community around the course.
You can redeem the course you received by accessing the redeeming page and entering your gift code.
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garciadea
Me está gustando mucho éste curso, muy práctico y explicaciones claras, recomendado!
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criciano
O curso q mais esperei!!!!!
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lettersofreni
I loved this course! Thank you Thobias
10weell
Curso incrível, conteúdo muito didático, posso dizer que aprendi bastante, principalmente como começar um projeto, aprendi a importância ter mais de um esboço, aprendi sobre como usar melhor as cores, usar lettering e muito mais
com toda certeza é um curso que recomendo, tanto para que está começando a desenhar quanto para quem já tem familiaridade com o desenho
Parabéns Thobias por esse maravilhoso curso
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bierjacqueline
I loved this course! Thank you Thobias for your teachings and inspirations. It was easy to follow and I learned a lot. The only struggle I had was the different graphic program I used, but that I knew beforehand. Thanks so much for this course, I will surely benefit a lot from it.