Digital Illustration with Manga Influence
How to achieve the desired atmosphere?
A course by Akimaro , Graphic Designer and Illustrator
About the video: How to achieve the desired atmosphere?
Overview
“The atmosphere of a drawing can change a lot depending on the lighting. I will give you some basic tips on how to shade with cell shading using layer blending modes and you can also apply it to your own illustration as well. ”
In this video lesson Akimaro addresses the topic: How to achieve the desired atmosphere?, 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
“How to Achieve the Desired Atmosphere A drawing's atmosphere can change a lot based on its lighting. Next I want to show you some ways to shade your drawing with cel shading and layer blending methods. I'm also going to demonstrate how to add graphic elements to your drawing. Let's get started. Once we've played around and are satisfied with our flat colors, it's time to give our drawing an atmosphere. This can change a lot based on the lighting or the finish we give it. In this unit, I want to show you a quick and easy way to do it. Cel shading, also known as toon shading. I'll show you th...”
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Course summary for: Digital Illustration with Manga Influence
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Illustration -
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Adobe Photoshop -
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Comic, Digital Illustration, Manga, Narrative, Storytelling, Traditional illustration

Akimaro
A course by Akimaro
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.
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