Texture Creation for Digital Illustration in Photoshop

Adding Grayscale Textures

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

Illustrator, Animator, and University Lecturer. Hereford, United Kingdom.
Joined May 2020
99% positive reviews (155)
2,304 students
Audio: English
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About the video: Adding Grayscale Textures

Overview

“In this lesson I will show why bringing in grayscale textures is the simplest way to add a texture.”

In this video lesson Nicholas Stevenson addresses the topic: Adding Grayscale Textures, 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

“Adding Grayscale Textures Now, we're going to work purely in grayscale with our textures, it's the easiest way to do it, let's get to it. Back to our composition in Photoshop, you might notice I made a few little changes, I tweaked some of the colours. I redrew the bag for the lime because I wasn't happy with the shape of it. But I am ready now to add texture to this flat composition. I've got some of the textures that we've adjusted and found all ready to go. We may need to bring more in, but these are the ones I've got open. And we're going to first just add black and white textures to th...”

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Course summary for: Texture Creation for Digital Illustration in Photoshop

  • Level: Beginner
  • 99% positive reviews (155)
  • 2304 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
  • 99% positive reviews (155)
  • 2,304 students