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Digital Illustration with Manga Influence

The ABCs of visual composition

A course by Akimaro , Graphic Designer and Illustrator

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Audio: Spanish, English

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About the video: The ABCs of visual composition

Overview

“You already know what elements will make up your narrative, now, how can you represent them effectively? Next I am going to teach you some compositional elements so that you can learn to make artistic decisions based on what you are going to tell.”

In this video lesson Akimaro addresses the topic: The ABCs of visual composition, which is part of the Domestika online course: Digital Illustration with Manga Influence. Learn how to create atmospheric scenes and emotional characters with Photoshop.

Partial transcription of the video

“The ABCs of Visual Composition Now I want to show you some compositional elements that can help you make better artistic decisions so you can better tell your story. Let's take a look. THE ABCS OF COMPOSITION You now know what elements will form your narrative. How can you effectively represent them? Now I'll talk about the most important compositional element for making artistic decisions based on your stories. It's contrast. What is contrast? It's a notable difference between two things, like black and white. When you compose an image, there can be size contrast, color contrast, or shape ...”

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Course summary for: Digital Illustration with Manga Influence

Level: Beginner
99% positive reviews (495)
15335 students
4 units
14 lessons (1h 50m)
7 downloads

Category
Illustration
Software
Adobe Photoshop
Areas
Comic, Digital Illustration, Manga, Narrative, Storytelling, Traditional illustration

Akimaro

A course by Akimaro

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Graphic Designer and Illustrator

Adriana De la Torre, also known as Akimaro, is a designer by profession and an illustrator by trade. Combining these two arts, she has devoted herself to helping clients find their voice and telling stories through images. Since she was 16, Adriana has been publishing comics independently and is the co-author of the webcomic Parellet, published since 2012 and with two volumes in print.
Recently, she has worked with publishers like Penguin Random House to create illustrations for a teenage demographic. She loves to experiment and combines her experience in graphic design with her interest in modern Japanese culture.