Texture Creation for Digital Illustration in Photoshop
Ideation and Thumbnails
A course by Nicholas Stevenson , Illustrator, Animator, and University Lecturer
Joined May 2020
Joined May 2020
About the video: Ideation and Thumbnails
Overview
“In this lesson we’ll learn a bit about the literary technique “pathetic fallacy”. Then we’ll use an emotional starting point to create thumbnail ideas for our dramatic landscape.”
In this video lesson Nicholas Stevenson addresses the topic: Ideation and Thumbnails, 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
“Ideation and Thumbnails In this lesson, we'll learn about Pathetic Fallacy, a technique we use to create ideas for landscape image and draw thumbnails. Pathetic Fallacy is a term that was coined by literary critic John Ruskin, and he actually didn't like the way that poets and painters were imposing human feelings onto the natural world and the landscaping. He thought we should be more scientific and realistic about it. But, actually, as illustrators and people who make narratives and convey emotion through the landscape, it's a useful technique. And it is used by filmmakers and writers all...”
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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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