Texture Creation for Digital Illustration in Photoshop
Influences
A course by Nicholas Stevenson , Illustrator, Animator, and University Lecturer
Joined May 2020
Joined May 2020
About the video: Influences
Overview
“In this lesson I’ll expand on what I mean by texture. We’ll also be joined by illustration theorist Gabrielle Brace Stevenson, who will offer us some explanations as to why contemporary illustrators are so infatuated with texture. ”
In this video lesson Nicholas Stevenson addresses the topic: Influences , 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
“Influences There are great artists who have inspired the way that I use texture, but I've found it useful to look at theorists and writers and research. Now, I'll expand on what I mean by texture and illustration. We'll call illustration theorist Gabrielle Brace Stevenson to get more insight into that. When I started teaching my undergraduate students about the way I think about texture, I started questioning why do I do it? Why did digital images not appear right to me until I've stacked layers of texture on them, until they feel real, tangible and touchable? Why am I uncomfortable with th...”
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Course summary for: Texture Creation for Digital Illustration in Photoshop
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Category
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Software
Adobe Photoshop -
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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