Digital Painting with a Traditional Touch
A course by Citlali Haro , Illustrator
Learn to represent everyday scenes with Photoshop and create your own visual language
Learn to represent everyday scenes with Photoshop and create your own visual language
There are some paintings that look so authentic you'd never believe they were done with Photoshop. Illustrator Citlali Haro, who has collaborated with brands such as Nike, Sephora, and Vans is an expert at creating digital paintings with a traditional touch where she depicts personal scenes using her own narrative and visual style.
In this course, learn how to accurately recreate an analog style using digital tools. Citlali teaches you how to create illustrations with the power to express feelings and emotions and portray your subconscious mind.
What will you learn in this online course?
16 lessons & 17 downloads
- 97% positive reviews (60)
- 1,299 students
- 16 lessons (3h 0m)
- 17 additional resources (1 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?
Tell a surreal story through a painting you create in Photoshop.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Anyone interested in broadening their knowledge of illustration, learning a new technique to give their art a traditional look, and depicting personal scenes through painting.
Requirements and materials
You need basic knowledge of illustration to take this course.
As for materials, you need a computer with Photoshop and a graphics tablet.
Reviews
A course by Citlali Haro
The expressive limitations of words has left Citlali Haro on a continuous quest for a visual language. Her work is an attempt to portray thoughts and emotions using brief stories or fleeting passages that occur in her dreams.
Throughout her career, she has worked for major brands including Nike, adidas, Innvictus, Cómex, Sephora, Vans, and Bimba y Lola. She has also participated in collective exhibitions in Sydney, Miami, Mexico City, Querétaro, Monterrey, and at the Zona Maco art fair.
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
Basic elements of painting
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Light in painting
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Color as a narrative element
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Composition
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U3
Development
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The history
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Introduction to Photoshop
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Start composing and playing with elements (Collage) 1
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Start composing and playing with elements (Collage) 2
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Rough sketch over collage
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U4
Painting process
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Painting 1
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Painting 2
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Painting 3
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Details and texture
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How to export your file
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FP
Final project
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Acrylic portrait
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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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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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mmelij
Es un muy básico en cuanto a técnicas de pintura y utilización del software, pero es un buen curso.
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karinavieitez
Me gusta la forma de ser de la profesora. Aunque esperaba más técnica digital, me sirvió para modificar la forma de ver la expresión artística propia. Es mas de sensibilidad y creatividad.
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eduardosantillijr
Este curso de pintura digital é uma experiência incrível que destaca a importância de conhecer os processos de artistas renomados, permitindo-nos expandir nossos aprendizados e aprimorar nossas habilidades de maneira significativa.
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paoloftk
I was looking for a course on digital painting and I find that this one offers an answer to most of my questions. I like the way it translates traditional techniques to the digital medium.
suros
INCREIBLE, SUPERO CON CRECES MIS EXPECTATIVAS, LO RECOMIENDO COMPLETAMENTE, UN CURSO MUY UTIL Y SINCERO.
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