Stylish Illustrated Portraits with Mixed Media

Combine fashion and portraiture to create eye-catching illustrations filled with texture and personality using both traditional and digital techniques

• Introduction
• The First Steps
• Drawing and Painting with Acrylic
• Finishing the Image
• Final project

Want to explore the creative possibilities of paint and pixels?
Karen Klassen is an award-winning freelance illustrator who specializes in fashion portraiture with mixed media. She’s collaborated with companies like Folio Society, Bankers Hall, and RedBloom Salons, and her work has been featured in magazines such as Rolling Stone, LA Weekly, The National Post, and The Sunday Times.

In this online course, she teaches you how to illustrate stylish portraits using both traditional and digital techniques. Experiment with pencils, paint, and other analog mediums to create detailed compositions, then turn them into unique works of art with digital tools. Combine fashion and portraiture to create eye -catching illustrations!

• About Me
• Influences
• Getting Inspired
• Materials and Tools
• Sourcing a Reference Image
• Digital Sketching and Composition 1
• Digital Sketching and Composition 2
• Transferring the Image
• The Magic of Frisket
• Painting the Portrait’s Details 1
• Painting the Portrait’s Details 2
• Flowers, Textures, and Personality
• Digital Assembly: The Face 1
• Digital Assembly: The Face 2
• Digital Assembly: The Face 3
• Digital Assembly: Jewelry and Floral Elements 1
• Digital Assembly: Jewelry and Floral Elements 2
• Digital Assembly: Jewelry and Floral Elements 3
• Digital Assembly: Jewelry and Floral Elements 4
• Final Touches, Exporting, and Sharing
• Illustrated portrait with a fashion focus