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Vector Portraits for Beginners

Sharon Archer-ThomasLessons: 22Length: 1.4 hours
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4.6 Creating Shadows and Highlights for Hair

In this lesson, we’ll be looking at adding detailing to the hair. We’ll be adding a new base shape, shadows and highlights to add depth to the flat silhouette hair.

Color Guide

  • Hair “base”: #3c3029 / Blending Mode Screen, Opacity 40%
  • Hair shadow: #130500 / Blending Mode Normal, Opacity 50%
  • Hair highlight/shine: #3c3029 / Blending Mode Screen, Opacity 50%

1.Introduction
1 lesson, 02:32

1.1
Welcome and Course Overview
02:32

2.Pre Portrait Lessons
4 lessons, 14:58

2.1
Prerequisites to the Course
03:05

2.2
Choosing the Right Stock
03:35

2.3
Skin tones and Picking Colors
03:49

2.4
The Three Brushes
04:29

3.Create a Basic, Cartoon/Line Art Style Portrait
8 lessons, 31:07

3.1
Set Up Your Document
03:29

3.2
Base Shapes
05:07

3.3
Creating the Line Art
06:34

3.4
Focus on the Mouth
02:43

3.5
Focus on the Eyes
03:24

3.6
Focus on the Eyelashes and Eyebrows
02:15

3.7
Focus on the Hair
04:12

3.8
Finishing Touches
03:23

4.Create a Basic, Color Portrait with Simple Shading
8 lessons, 32:19

4.1
Introduction
04:46

4.2
Basic Portrait Theory
06:26

4.3
Skin Shading: The Shadows
05:27

4.4
Skin Shading: The Highlights
02:00

4.5
Lip Shading and Eye Shading
03:49

4.6
Creating Shadows and Highlights for Hair
04:35

4.7
Make Up
02:15

4.8
Final Touches
03:01

5.Conclusion
1 lesson, 00:59

5.1
Conclusion
00:59

Sharon Archer-Thomas
Sharon Archer-Thomas
Sharon Archer-Thomas (she/her) has been working with Adobe products for over 20 years. She's written for sites such as Adobe, Smashing Magazine, and Envato Tuts+. She's worked for Envato Tuts+ for over 10+ years and is the Design & Illustration Editor. She is the author of Adobe Master Class: Illustrator, inspiring artwork and tutorials by established and emerging artists. Published in 2012 by Adobe Press/Peachpit Press. She is an author on GraphicRiver, where you can purchase many of her best selling Adobe Illustrator add-ons.
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