Observational Drawing: Illustrate with a Fresh Perspective
Sketching It Out: Beginning Your Drawing 1
A course by Celeste Byers , Freelance Illustrator and Artist
Joined February 2020
Joined February 2020
About the video: Sketching It Out: Beginning Your Drawing 1
Overview
“The time has come for you to start the sketch for your final project! You will learn how to draw a sketch by adding different elements that maybe you didn't even imagine could work together, but that they end up being an amazing illustration.”
In this video lesson Celeste Byers addresses the topic: Sketching It Out: Beginning Your Drawing 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Observational Drawing: Illustrate with a Fresh Perspective. Learn how to deconstruct images using the principles of observational drawing and turn them into unique compositions full of color and texture in Photoshop.
Partial transcription of the video
“Sketching It Out: Beginning Your Drawing Now, we'll get started on the final project. First, I like to sketch everything out in little thumbnail sketches for my composition. I'll use this picture that I compiled from a trip I took to San Francisco. My sister, my cousin, her boyfriend and my friend Drew, we all went in the bathtub and I compiled this picture together in Photoshop. To create a composition that I like, I take things from different places. Maybe I find a picture of an animal, then I have a cactus in front of me and maybe my friend sitting here. I'll put all those things in one ...”
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Course summary for: Observational Drawing: Illustrate with a Fresh Perspective
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Digital Illustration, Drawing, Traditional illustration
Celeste Byers
A course by Celeste Byers
Celeste Byers is a freelance illustrator and artist who specializes in creating large-scale murals. She first discovered her love for drawing and painting in high school, before going on to study for a BFA in illustration at Art Center College of Design in California. Since then, she’s painted over 75 murals all over the world, in places like New Zealand, Taiwan, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam.
Celeste’s work is inspired by the world around her, and her clients include Amazon, Airbnb, American Express, Facebook, Sephora, and Warner Bros. She has also been featured by Condé Nast Traveler, Live Free Podcast, San Diego Natural History Museum, and more. She shares her murals with over 24K followers on Instagram and has won numerous awards including City of San Diego Certificate of Recognition and California State Senate Certificate of Recognition.
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