Texture Creation for Digital Illustration in Photoshop
Creating Flat Shapes 1
A course by Nicholas Stevenson , Illustrator, Animator, and University Lecturer
Joined May 2020
Joined May 2020
About the video: Creating Flat Shapes 1
Overview
“In this lesson we are going to draw some flat shapes of our still life composition. These are the shapes we will be adding texture to later on.”
In this video lesson Nicholas Stevenson addresses the topic: Creating Flat Shapes 1, 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
“Creating Flap Shapes This lesson is about practising, applying texture to illustration, and in order to do that, we set up a simple still life exercise. We've got a range of objects which have interesting textural qualities, which we can use to practice applying the textures that we've made so far. For me, I like to draw shapes on paper that I then bring into Photoshop and then I apply texture. There are so many ways to make digital shapes. You could use a tablet, you could use Procreate, you could use the Lasso tool. Me personally, I like to draw on paper and scan those shapes into Photosh...”
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Course summary for: Texture Creation for Digital Illustration in Photoshop
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Category
Illustration -
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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