Observational Drawing: Illustrate with a Fresh Perspective
Using Stippling to Create Shading 1
A course by Celeste Byers , Freelance Illustrator and Artist
Joined February 2020
Joined February 2020
About the video: Using Stippling to Create Shading 1
Overview
“Details always matter, so giving textures and adding shades to your artwork will always help you to make it more memorable. You will see how to create shades in your drawing by stippling some elements in your composition. ”
In this video lesson Celeste Byers addresses the topic: Using Stippling to Create Shading 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
“Using Stippling to Create Shading In this lesson, I'll teach you a bit about stippling. To get started, I'll start on this cookie in the corner. First, I'll just go about it as usual and do the outlining, and then I'll get into the stippling. When you want to get into drawing something that has a lot of form and texture, maybe you don't feel lines are the best way to portray that so that's why we'll go into the shading. Also, if you look at the cookie, and if you were to draw it, it's a strange-looking thing, so in order to make it look more like a cookie, I'll make the chocolate chips a li...”
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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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