Creative Sketchbooks for Illustration Projects
Adaptations to digital and print formats
A course by Manuel Vargas , Illustrator and Designer
About the video: Adaptations to digital and print formats
Overview
“In this lesson I will show you several examples of possible formats in which our illustrations can end. The idea is that you have knowledge about how to correctly adapt your work to design projects such as posters and postcards, and how, then, to make these a final file for printing or a digital file to publish on social networks.”
In this video lesson Manuel Vargas addresses the topic: Adaptations to digital and print formats, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creative Sketchbooks for Illustration Projects. Explore creative techniques and use a sketchbook as a reference for your digital illustrations.
Partial transcription of the video
“Adaptations to Digital and Print Formats In this lesson I will teach you step by step the possible formats in which we can adapt our illustration project. I will particularly work as an excuse with the idea of a series of three illustrations that we will adapt to the formats of a friend's event. You will see it in digital format and in printed format. Let's see it. The first thing we will do is give order to a file that we have already made. We are going to separate it by color and we are going to start by selecting each of the layers. For that, we are going to click the Autoselect button, ...”
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Course summary for: Creative Sketchbooks for Illustration Projects
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Creativity, Digital Illustration, Drawing, Editorial Illustration, Sketchbook, Sketching

Manuel Vargas
A course by Manuel Vargas
Manuel Vargas grew up in a very small town in Venezuela, where popular culture includes fantastic stories of nature. His youth inspires his work, where the jungle, animals, and mystery are recurring themes.
After earning a degree in Design, Manuel’s career quickly turned to creative direction and illustration. As an illustrator, he has collaborated on a variety of projects including magazines, books and book covers, and other unique pieces for brands and events. He is the co-founder of a design studio called OCHODÍAS. His work has been seen in galleries and exhibitions throughout Europe and America.
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