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Vector Portraits for Beginners

Sharon Archer-ThomasLessons: 22Length: 1.4 hours
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4.1 Introduction

We’re starting off our next portrait project, this time we’re doing simple shading. So what we’re going to do is modify what we already have, ready to be able to add shading on top of it.

Color Guide

  • Line art: #3c3029
  • Skin tone face and hand base color: #f0d0b4
  • Skin tone neck base color: #ebc19b
  • Lips base color: #ed2a7b
  • Jacket base color: #fbaf3f
  • Eye ball and teeth base color: #e6e7e8
  • Background color: #bac7da

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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