Creative Techniques for Cover Illustration
The Mood Board
A course by Julia Breckenreid , Illustrator
About the video: The Mood Board
Overview
“Here we will make some plans for a mood board and a colour palette. This will help us emphasize the tone and mood that we’d like to convey in our illustration.”
In this video lesson Julia Breckenreid addresses the topic: The Mood Board, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creative Techniques for Cover Illustration. Learn to draw, paint, and retouch original illustrations filled with visual metaphors, from the initial sketch to the finished edit.
Partial transcription of the video
“ The Mood Board In this lesson, I'll talk to you about creating a mood board. There are many ways to do this. You can do it analog or digitally. I like to do a bit of both. I'll begin by showing you some things that I've brought from my studio, some bits and pieces of collage that I love for texture and color, as well as a very old book. It's from the '20s or '30s that shows hand-drawn type, and then a tiny head that I made. It's a weird little thing, but I love having it around. I like to have these things nearby because sometimes, depending on how I arrange them, accidental and beautiful...”
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Course summary for: Creative Techniques for Cover Illustration
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Adobe Photoshop -
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Digital Illustration, Editorial Illustration, Painting, Traditional illustration
Julia Breckenreid
A course by Julia Breckenreid
Julia Breckenreid is a professional illustrator based in Toronto, Canada. She graduated with a diploma in illustration from Sheridan College and has since gone on to illustrate books, and work on editorial projects for clients like The New York Times, Oprah Magazine, Random House, and CBC Television. Julia also taught the Illustration BA program at Sheridan College from 2003-2021.
Her work has been recognized and featured by the likes of The Society of Illustrators, American Illustration, and 3x3. A book she illustrated, Dorothy & Herbert, was also chosen for the Society of Illustrators 2021 Original Art Exhibit, showcasing the best picture books published in the US.
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