Observational Drawing: Illustrate with a Fresh Perspective
Digitizing Your Image 1
A course by Celeste Byers , Freelance Illustrator and Artist
Joined February 2020
Joined February 2020
About the video: Digitizing Your Image 1
Overview
“What comes after you have your illustration done? I will teach you how to scan it, so you can work with it in Photoshop. You will learn how to add the very last details before coloring your artwork. ”
In this video lesson Celeste Byers addresses the topic: Digitizing Your Image 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
“Digitizing Your Image Now we've finished inking our drawing, we'll digitize them on the computer. First, you'll have to scan your image at 300 DPI at least. Then, we'll take it into Photoshop and learn how to color it. I'll show you how to do that. First, you'll open your image in Photoshop and I'm using a Mac computer and to open it, take your scanned file. Mine is here on the Desktop. You can right-click and open it with Photoshop like I did, or you can take your file, drag it down into Photoshop and open it that way. Once you have your file, crop the image because there'll be this unnece...”
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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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