Observational Drawing: Illustrate with a Fresh Perspective
Sketching It Out: Beginning Your Drawing 2
A course by Celeste Byers , Freelance Illustrator and Artist
Joined February 2020
Joined February 2020
About the video: Sketching It Out: Beginning Your Drawing 2
Overview
“During this second part of the lesson, I will show you how to finish your sketch, which will be more like a map for the next stage of your project. I will also teach how to play with the size of the real objects in your sketch, so you can have a more interesting composition. ”
In this video lesson Celeste Byers addresses the topic: Sketching It Out: Beginning Your Drawing 2, 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 In this step, all you'll do is lay out a map to make your drawing easier later. Over here, I decided I want one of these plants to be facing away from me. I want all the plants to look dynamic. I'll concentrate right now on making the foliage look natural and lush. Another tip is to use things in your house. I like to play with scale. For example, in the foreground over here, I have these gorillas but I'm having them larger than life. If I was to do this real size, it would be small but sometimes it's fun to make something big small or make something...”
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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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