Colorful Portrait Design with Photoshop
A course by Temi Coker , Multidisciplinary Artist
Learn how to combine graphic design and portrait photography to create expressive compositions that reflect your culture and identity
Learn how to combine graphic design and portrait photography to create expressive compositions that reflect your culture and identity
Have you ever looked at a piece of art and seen yourself in it? That’s what artist Temi Coker aims to achieve with his colorful portraits: a symbol of identity for himself and others like him. His bold style has earned him the opportunity to work with high-profile clients such as:
In this online course, he teaches you how to combine photography and graphic design to create compelling images. Learn how to develop a concept, build a composition in Photoshop, and bring it to life with vibrant textures, patterns, and designs. Express your identity and celebrate the colors of your culture through artistic portraits.
What will you learn in this online course?
13 lessons & 18 downloads
- 100% positive reviews (49)
- 1,530 students
- 13 lessons (1h 38m)
- 18 additional resources (6 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: English
- English · Spanish · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
Recommended software for this course
Adobe PhotoshopWhat is this course's project?
Create an artistic portrait that reflects your culture and identity by exploring photography and graphic design techniques.
Create an artistic portrait that reflects your culture and identity by exploring photography and graphic design techniques.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Designers, photographers, and anyone who wants to explore the creative possibilities of Photoshop.
Requirements and materials
To take this course, you just need basic knowledge of Photoshop and a computer with the program installed.
To take this course, you just need basic knowledge of Photoshop and a computer with the program installed.
Reviews
A course by Temi Coker
Temi Coker is a multidisciplinary artist from Nigeria, currently based in Dallas, Texas. He studied digital media in college, where he discovered he had a keen eye for photography and graphic design. The idea to merge the two came when people started hiring him for event photos and matching invitation designs. Since then, he’s developed a unique style that blends the best of both worlds.
Inspired by the vibrant colors, patterns, and textures from Nigerian culture, Temi’s art is a call to celebrate identity, and has led to collaborations with clients like Adobe, Apple, The Academy Awards, Google, and Netflix. In between projects, Temi gives back to his community by teaching photography and design at his former high school and encouraging students to pursue their creative dreams.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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About Me
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Influences
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U2
Basic Notions and Research
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Searching for References
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The Conceptualization
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Photoshop Basics
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U3
Compositing the Portrait
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Selecting and Masking
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Adjustment Layers and Smart Objects
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Shapes and Brushes
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The Face: Sketching Ideas
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The Face: Adding Designs
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The Patterns
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U4
Showcasing the Work
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Saving the Work for Print
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Saving the Work for Web and Social Media
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FP
Final project
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Colorful Portrait Design with Photoshop
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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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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.
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aluciana77
Great learning, very useful tips, and best teacher ever! :-) <3
I highly recommend it! Even for already experienced designers. Very refreshing!!!
shanzaekhalid91
I love the course and learned many new things. Temi Coker has his own unique style and I feel blessed to learn from him.
lmackparker
I really enjoyed this course. Lots of tips listening to another photoshop user to discover new tools and shortcuts that will speed up my workflow. Temi is great at suggesting fun creative ideas that I could be using on future work. I like his thoughts on why artist are creating work so that you can use their work for inspiration and not copy their style.
d_imagen
Muy buen curso.
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claresgrover
Excelente curso.
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