Abstract Portraiture with Photoshop and After Effects

Use digital tools to transform conventional portraits into unique and colorful works of art

• Introduction
• Getting Started
• Creating Portraits
• Final Effects and Exporting
• Final project

Working with abstract content can seem complicated, but with digital tools, anything is possible. Visual artist Klarens Malluta uses them to make colorful, and unusual works of art. He aims to bring something new to the table every time he creates and has collaborated with clients including Adobe, Ultra Music, and DJ Snake.

In this course, he teaches you how to transform regular portraits into unique artwork using Photoshop and After Effects. Explore the possibilities of abstract portraits by experimenting with digital tools and capture the essence of your subject without the need for words.

This is Klarens’ second course at Domestika. In his first, Psychedelic Animation with Photoshop and After Effects, he teaches you how to use your imagination to design futuristic animations full of color.

• About Me
• Influences
• Decoding the Style
• Resources
• Materials and Plugins
• Portrait 1: Gradients and Patterns 1
• Portrait 1: Gradients and Patterns 2
• Portrait 1: Gradients and Patterns 3
• Portrait 1: Adjustment Layers, Blending Modes and Finalize
• Portrait 2: Starting in Photoshop
• Portrait 2: Edit in AE with Displacer Pro 1
• Portrait 2: Edit in AE with Displacer Pro 2
• Portrait 3: Photoshop Actions
• Portrait 3: Editing Variations
• Portrait 3: Animate in AE
• Exporting in Different Formats
• How to Make Your Work More Abstract
• Abstract Portraiture with Photoshop and After Effects