Observational Drawing: Illustrate with a Fresh Perspective
Final Touches and How to Export 1
A course by Celeste Byers , Freelance Illustrator and Artist
Joined February 2020
About the video: Final Touches and How to Export 1
Overview
“Your illustration's almost finished, but you can still take care of some details to have amazing artwork. I will teach you how to apply some textures to your illustrations. With the use of textures, you can give the look and feel you want to any artwork!”
In this video lesson Celeste Byers addresses the topic: Final Touches and How to Export 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
“Final Touches and How to Export I'll show you how to add some texture, do some final touches, and export the images. Now, I'll show you. I'll show you how to add texture, details and export your image. Firstly, to add texture and why I like to add texture is because I don't like things to look super clean and digital. I like it when it looks like it has aged a little. I found these textures on the internet a long time ago and I use them literally on all my drawings now. I'll grab them from here. This is an old illustration I've done and I'll grab those layers and drag them into my new illus...”
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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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