Illustrated Scenes Using Traditional Techniques on Photoshop
A course by Jimena Estíbaliz , Illustrator
Learn how to tell a story visually by combining narrative with manual and digital techniques
What if you could tell a story visually, without writing a single word? Through creative techniques and exercises, Jimena Estíbaliz, illustrator specialized in editorial illustration, wants to show you how.
Discover how to create a visual story in three images using theatrical elements to give more dynamism to your characters, learn how to create hand-made textures and incorporate them into your Photoshop paintbrushes, and learn how to print your work with a number of creative techniques.
What will you learn in this online course?
18 lessons & 15 downloads
- 100% positive reviews (131)
- 1,709 students
- 18 lessons (2h 10m)
- 15 additional resources (8 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish
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- Level: Beginner
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Adobe PhotoshopWhat is this course's project?
Create a series of three illustrations that narrate a story that can be clearly understood without the need for text.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
For all those that want to create images that tell a story with dynamic characters and create scenes that communicate a clear concept. This course is also useful for those who want to learn illustration techniques on Adobe Photoshop and create their own brushes.
Requirements and materials
To take this course, you need basic drawing skills, general notions of how to use the tools on Adobe Photoshop (such as Paintbrush, gradients, Lasso, Cloning, etc), and some experience in drawing with a graphics tablet.
As for materials, you need a computer with Adobe Photoshop and a graphics tablet. To create your digital paintbrushes with analog techniques, you need sheets of textured paper (Fabriano, Sundance, Rosaspina, etc.), black India ink, black acrylic paint, a sponge, a stiff bristle paintbrush, a soft-haired paintbrush, a roller, and a mixing tray.
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Jimena Estíbaliz
A course by Jimena Estíbaliz
Jimena Estíbaliz is a Mexican illustrator specialized in editorial illustration. After her studies in Design and Visual Communication in UNAM, Mexico, she was an assistant to Juan Palomino, which began her path into illustration as a full-time career. She then pursued studies in Narrative Illustration, which allowed her to hone her personal style as an illustrator.
Her passion lies in telling her own personal stories and those of others through her illustrations. She has created book covers and illustrations for editorials such as Random House, Planeta, and for Mexican institutions such as the Secretary of National Culture, the Secretary of Public Education, and the Ministry of Education of Culture and Sports for the Spanish Embassy. She has also illustrated for magazines like Tierra Adentro, Letras Libres, KM 0 Chilango, and Palacio de Hierro and worked with musicians like Silvana Estrada, Alex Ferreira, and Pasión Vega, creating their posters, album covers, and more.
She has won the Cartel de la 39 Filij contest, was selected in the IX Catálogo Iberoamericano 2018, and was a finalist for the Silent Book Contest 2018 of the Bologna Children’s Book Fair.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Presentation
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Influences
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What will we do in the course?
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U2
Illustrated and silent scenes
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Theater in Enlightenment
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The silence
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Weaving a story
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Character
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The textures
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U3
Images that speak
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The composition
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The color
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Digital textures and personal brushes
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U4
To illustrate!
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The file
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Illustrate in layers
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Masks and brushes
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Last details
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U5
Objects also speak
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2 to 4 inks
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Full color
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How to present your project?
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FP
Final project
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Digital illustration: characters, expression and movement
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Meet expert teachers
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Share knowledge and ideas
Ask questions, request feedback, or offer solutions. Share your learning experience with other students in the community who are as passionate about creativity as you are.
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The community is home to millions of people from around the world who are curious and passionate about exploring and expressing their creativity.
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FAQs
Domestika's courses are online classes that provide you with the tools and skills you need to complete a specific project. Every step of the project combines video lessons with complementary instructional material, so you can learn by doing. Domestika's courses also allow you to share your own projects with the teacher and with other students, creating a dynamic course community.
All courses are 100% online, so once they're published, courses start and finish whenever you want. You set the pace of the class. You can go back to review what interests you most and skip what you already know, ask questions, answer questions, share your projects, and more.
The courses are divided into different units. Each one includes lessons, informational text, tasks, and practice exercises to help you carry out your project step by step, with additional complementary resources and downloads. You'll also have access to an exclusive forum where you can interact with the teacher and with other students, as well as share your work and your course project, creating a community around the course.
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ruizc2010
Maravailloso!! Un curso con unas lecciones grandiosas, me encantó de inicio a fin este curso y aprendí muchísimo, excelente profesora :)
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jessica_337190
Jimena has a super nice way to give the course. Nice creative techniques till now, nice inspiration. I just finished the first part and learned already a lot. Looking forward to continue.
vitoriamorao
Adorei o curso! Professora muito didática e as técnicas vou usar com certeza em meus próximos trabalhos
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agostinaltavista
Me encantó! Super claras estan reflejadas las etapas para llegar al resultado, y re nutritivo como disparador en cuanto al desarrollo y la búsqueda creativa personal
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elsab
Inspirant, didactique et plein de références. Merci :)
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