Texture Creation for Digital Illustration in Photoshop

Handmade Marks

A course by Nicholas Stevenson , Illustrator, Animator, and University Lecturer

Illustrator, Animator, and University Lecturer. Hereford, United Kingdom.
Joined May 2020
98% positive reviews (158)
2,369 students
Audio: English
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About the video: Handmade Marks

Overview

“We’ll break this unit down by different types of texture. In this first lesson we’ll look at Handmade marks and you’ll create some of your own.”

In this video lesson Nicholas Stevenson addresses the topic: Handmade Marks, 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

“Handmade Marks Now, we're going to start making our own library of textures. The first one we'll work on are handmade textures, using brushes and ink we'll make energetic, lively marks that feel painterly and handmade. Handmade textures to me bring a lively human element back into the work. And I make lots of my own in my sketchbook. Let's have a look at some here. These marks don't represent anything. I'm not trying to paint something. I'm just make marks I feel are interesting and exciting and work with my visual language. These ones using kind of water and ink and dry brush marks. And so...”

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Course summary for: Texture Creation for Digital Illustration in Photoshop

  • Level: Beginner
  • 98% positive reviews (158)
  • 2369 students
  • 5 units
  • 17 lessons (2h 55m)
  • 5 downloads
  • Category

    Illustration
  • Software

    Adobe Photoshop
  • Areas

    Digital Illustration, Traditional illustration

Nicholas Stevenson

Nicholas Stevenson
A course by Nicholas Stevenson

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Illustrator, Animator, and University Lecturer

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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Texture Creation for Digital Illustration in Photoshop. Illustration course by Nicholas Stevenson

Texture Creation for Digital Illustration in Photoshop

A course by Nicholas Stevenson
Illustrator, Animator, and University Lecturer. Hereford, United Kingdom.
Joined May 2020
  • 98% positive reviews (158)
  • 2,369 students