Beginner's Guide to Creating Portraits: Learning the essentials & developing you

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Meet modern portraiture head-on with this step-by-step beginner's guide to creating stylized portrait, written by the industry's leading character designers.

FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description

The portrait is one of the world's oldest artforms, but today's technology and culture mean it's time to take a fresh look at how today's portrait artists work outside the realms of realism and elevate their technique.The Instagram-friendly appeal of the portrait means that the modern version can be seen everywhere on social media as digital artists of all skill levels share their captivating characters, focusing on the face. This much-needed book for beginners to digital portraiture goes back to basics (simple anatomy, lighting, colour, and perspective) as the starting point for even the most stylised of subjects. Professional artists with recognisable styles, including Loish, Simone Grunwald, and Francisco Garcs, still use these fundamentals. Readers learn from industry professionals how to infuse their subject with believable detail and atmospheric storytelling (especially relevant when working from photographs, as many artists do today). Experts demonstrate step-by-step their digital workflow, sharing techniques for rendering stylized skin tones, hair, and eyes. Sci-fi, fantasy, historical, and anthropomorphic portraits are created. Real-world individuals are highly stylized, yet convince the viewer.This is the essential guide for the next generation of portrait artists who want to create contemporary, stylised work that is compelling, emotive, and memorable.

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Marketing plan• Promotion on 3dtotal.com (400K monthly page views) including homepage announcements, free chapter, banners, and interviews with popular artists.• Promotional posts across Character Design Reference social media platforms (Character Design References 737K+ followers, Character Design Challenge 225K+ members).• Promotion with industry websites such as CG Cookie (71K+ Facebook followers) and Creative Bloq (366K+ Facebook followers).• Social media posting across 3dtotal platforms (Facebook 208K+ followers, Twitter 46K+ followers, Instagram 105K+ followers, Pinterest 7K+ followers).• Reviews from relevant sites and publications such as ImagineFX and Parka Blogs.• Well-respected contributors to post about the book on their social media platforms.

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The portrait is one of the world's oldest artforms, but today's technology and culture mean it's time to take a fresh look at how today's portrait artists work outside the realms of realism and elevate their technique. The Instagram-friendly appeal of the portrait means that the modern version can be seen everywhere on social media as digital artists of all skill levels share their captivating characters, focusing on the face. This much-needed book for beginners to digital portraiture goes back to basics (simple anatomy, lighting, colour, and perspective) as the starting point for even the most stylised of subjects. Professional artists with recognisable styles, including Loish, Simone Grunwald, and Francisco Garc

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Selling & Marketing Points * A truly modern approach to portraiture that reflects what today's artists aspire to, and how contemporary professionals actually work* Packed with digital tips and tricks from those professionals, handpicked for their ability to teach their unique approach to modern portraiture* Appeals to new and established consumers of brands such as ImagineFX magazine who look to their artworld idols when learning fundamental and new techniques. * The mix of popular genres, including real-life subjects as well as fantasy, sci-fi, historical, and even anthropomorphism, ensure varied content with broad appeal for digital artists* Step-by-step demos, detailed breakdowns, and practical advice are all highly illustrated, resulting in a book that is hugely inspirational as well as instructional - a must-have investment* A significantly higher page count than competitor titles, reflecting the depth and breadth covered, structured with the new portrait artist in mindTarget Audience* Hobbyist digital artists seeking an entry level book to portrait painting that offers the more modern and dynamic approach they're used to with consumer magazines such as ImagineFX* Art students building on existing digital skills and seeking new ways to explore their style* Tutors seeking new ways to engage and inspire students, trusting 3dtotal Publishing to deliver authentic and authoritative content* Experienced portrait artists and art enthusiasts keeping up to date with new approaches to traditional subjects* Character designers who want to focus more on the face of their characters, either to focus in on as portraits, or enhance their characters and style as a whole

Details ISBN1912843390 Language English Year 2021 ISBN-10 1912843390 ISBN-13 9781912843398 Format Paperback Publication Date 2021-11-07 Place of Publication Worcester Country of Publication United Kingdom NZ Release Date 2021-11-07 UK Release Date 2021-11-07 Pages 288 Series Beginner's Guide Author 3dtotal Publishing Illustrations Color and B&W illustrations throughout Subtitle Learning the essentials & developing your own style Edited by 3dtotal Publishing Publisher 3DTotal Publishing Ltd Imprint 3DTotal Publishing Ltd DEWEY 778 Audience General AU Release Date 2022-05-31 We've got this

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