Illustrated Character Design and World Creation

Time for Photoshop: Reconstruct

A course by Nathan Jurevicius , Character Designer

98% positive reviews (176)

3,451 students

Audio: English, Italian, Portuguese

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About the video: Time for Photoshop: Reconstruct

Overview

“In this lesson, I show you how I import the converted Illustrator files in Photoshop format and organize and check my layer structures ready for adjusting the light and shadow.”

In this video lesson Nathan Jurevicius addresses the topic: Time for Photoshop: Reconstruct, which is part of the Domestika online course: Illustrated Character Design and World Creation. Learn how to create original characters and envision the environment they inhabit.

Partial transcription of the video

“Well, now it's time for Photoshop, and this is where we get to reconstruct the image. So let me show you how I do it. We are now in. Photoshop and We had deconstructed the image in Illustrator. In Photoshop, we're going to reconstruct the image. The first thing I'm going to do is open up the original file. can see here that The image is quite big, it's a 92 by 110 centimetre file, which is inches, it's about a 36 by 43 and I will open it up at around about 300 DPI. and in Grayscale. And the reason why I like to make it quite large is because, firstly, it's easier for me to work on when it's...”

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Course summary for: Illustrated Character Design and World Creation

Level: Beginner
98% positive reviews (176)
3451 students
4 units
25 lessons (5h 18m)
1 download

Category
Illustration
Software
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
Areas
Character Design, Digital Illustration, Traditional illustration, Vector Illustration

Nathan Jurevicius

A course by Nathan Jurevicius

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Character Designer

Nathan Jurevicius is an illustrator, director, toy designer, author, and concept artist. His work has appeared in numerous publications, advertising campaigns, and galleries around the world. Born in Australia and currently living in Toronto, Nathan was gently coerced into a life of painting, drawing, and crafts from an early age.

Nathan specializes in creating immersive worlds inhabited by unique characters. His most acclaimed concept to date is Scarygirl, an ever-evolving world of characters manifested through graphic novels, limited edition figures, video games, and a feature film currently in production.

Nathan’s recent projects include his animated short film and book JUNCTION, the Australian Academy Award-winning PELEDA series based on Lithuanian mythology, and a glass sculpture collaboration with IKEA.