Texture Creation for Digital Illustration in Photoshop
About Me
A course by Nicholas Stevenson , Illustrator, Animator, and University Lecturer
Joined May 2020
About the video: About Me
Overview
“In this lesson I’ll introduce myself and my illustration practice. I will explain how my work evolved to incorporate texture and what it means to me.”
In this video lesson Nicholas Stevenson addresses the topic: About Me, which is part of the Domestika online course: Texture Creation for Digital Illustration in Photoshop. Create unique illustrations full of texture and mood using brushes, ink, objects, and prints.
Partial transcription of the video
“About Me Hello and welcome, I'm Nicholas Stevenson. I'm an illustrator, sometimes animator, and I'm a lecturer in the UK. In this lesson, I'm going to introduce a bit about myself and my work. Texture is a huge part of my identity as an illustrator. The images speak to the silent part of the mind and texture is all about that, it has a direct link to emotions. It can conjure joy or celebration or mystery or drama or tension. That's why I love to use it. I've illustrated for newspapers like "The Washington Post" and "The New York Times", I've made children's books. And I worked on lots of al...”
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Course summary for: Texture Creation for Digital Illustration in Photoshop
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Category
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Software
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Areas
Digital Illustration, Traditional illustration

Nicholas Stevenson
A course by Nicholas Stevenson
Nicholas Stevenson is a UK-based illustrator and animator known for his magical and atmospheric textured images. Using old books, papers, and prints, he creates unique, handmade textures that are used to create digital illustrations with added authenticity and emotion.
Nicholas is a lecturer at Hereford College of Arts in the UK. He has illustrated for leading publications and brands including The New York Times, The Washington Post, Google Arts & Culture, and Save the Children. His work can also be found in non-fiction children’s books and on a wide variety of album covers.
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