Illustration with a Social Purpose: Leave Your Artistic Mark
Creating manual textures
A course by Fatinha Ramos , illustrator
About the video: Creating manual textures
Overview
“Here I will show you my personal technique for making the manual textures that I always use in my illustrations and that I will use in this project. ”
In this video lesson Fatinha Ramos addresses the topic: Creating manual textures, which is part of the Domestika online course: Illustration with a Social Purpose: Leave Your Artistic Mark . Create conceptual illustrations that evoke a positive impact on the world by combining manual textures and digital tools in Photoshop .
Partial transcription of the video
“Creating manual textures In this class, you will learn how to make textures by hand according to my personal technique. And to make the manual textures, we will need a brush for the paints, another brush for the plaster, a dish that can be used to put the paints on, we have the card, the piece of wood, the kitchen roll to clean brushes and remove excess paint. We have the dry pastries, we have the black plaster. You already know that you can use a black color in any paint, if you don't have the plaster, no problem. And we have a glass of water and sandpaper. We also have gouaches. As you kn...”
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Course summary for: Illustration with a Social Purpose: Leave Your Artistic Mark
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Adobe Photoshop -
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Digital Illustration, Traditional illustration, Vector Illustration
Fatinha Ramos
A course by Fatinha Ramos
After more than a decade working as a designer and art director, Portuguese-born Fatinha Ramos decided to make her old dream of becoming a full-time illustrator her reality. Through conceptual images filled with unique textures and a touch of surrealism, she connects with her audience by creating pieces with a social message that explore themes such as global warming, racism, and sexism.
She has collaborated with big names including MoMA, Google, The New York Times, TIME, The Washington Post, Scientific American, and Amnesty International. Her work has also been recognized internationally by American Illustration, The Society of Illustrators NY, 3×3 Magazine, Communication Arts, World Illustrations Awards, Creative Quarterly, Global Illustration Awards, Cannes Lions, and more.
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