Dramatic Portraits with Pastels, Collage, and Photoshop

Explore the art of storytelling by combining traditional and digital illustration techniques to create compelling portraits of people in a meaningful environment

• Introduction
• Preparation and Design Concepts
• Creating the Portrait
• Digitalization and Expanding the Artwork
• Final project

Illustration is an art form that allows the artist to communicate ideas through their unique visual language. For award-winning Illustrator Dominic Bodden, it’s an opportunity to tell entire stories through portraiture, vibrant color, and attention to detail. Dominic’s Portraits of Westlake series, which explores the effects of gentrification, has gone on to win a number of prestigious awards.

In this online course, learn how to combine traditional and digital illustration techniques to create compelling portraits of people in a meaningful environment. Explore the art of storytelling using materials like chalk pastels, collage techniques, and the digital tools of Photoshop.

• About Me
• Influences
• Materials
• Finding the Idea
• Visual Research
• The Fundamentals of Design: An Overview
• The Collage Process
• Sketching Thumbnails
• Refining the Sketch 1
• Refining the Sketch 2
• Transfer and Color Selection
• Drawing the Face 1
• Drawing the Face 2
• Drawing the Elements and Collaging the Environment
• Digital Edits to the Drawing 1
• Digital Edits to the Drawing 2
• Digital Edits to the Drawing 3
• Digital Edits to the Drawing 4
• Developing Your Image into a Series
• Sharing the Artwork
• Dramatic Portraits with Pastels, Collage, and Photoshop