Texture Creation for Digital Illustration in Photoshop
What Will We Do in this Course?
A course by Nicholas Stevenson , Illustrator, Animator, and University Lecturer
Joined May 2020
About the video: What Will We Do in this Course?
Overview
“In this lesson I recap the ways that texture can be a rich facet of your illustration language and why you might use it. I also layout a quick summary of the lessons and projects ahead.”
In this video lesson Nicholas Stevenson addresses the topic: What Will We Do in this Course?, 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
“What Will We Do in This Course? As we've discussed, texture is a great to enrich your illustration practice. Texture is a way of playing with time and space, pattern and depth. It's a way of conquering that digital flatness that is important to you. And it's about experimentation and play. I hope you find as much fun as I do. You might want to find a way of introducing control into your work, but you might want to retain that sense of tactility or hand maintenance to it. Maybe your practice is already very digital and you want to bring something new to it, or maybe you're looking for new wa...”
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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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