Acrylic Techniques for Creative Illustration
Spit and Polish 1
A course by Jon Berkeley , Illustrator and Author
About the video: Spit and Polish 1
Overview
“The final painted stage is to add spit ‘n polish in the form of enhanced highlights, tidied edges, anything we can see that will give the image some final "pop". Let’s take a look. ”
In this video lesson Jon Berkeley addresses the topic: Spit and Polish 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Acrylic Techniques for Creative Illustration. Use your imagination to develop a conceptual illustration from start to finish using acrylic paints.
Partial transcription of the video
“Okay, so you've taken a break and you're back. And now it's time for the spit and polish. stage of the illustration, which is the final stage, you have to be harsh with yourself. You need to take a good look at your painting if you can see areas that aren't working so well, things that didn't work out exactly how you expected. And along with polishing up and tidying up, you want to try and correct those issues if there are any. For me, looking at this illustration at the moment, I think the flat brain has kind of lost its integrity a little bit, but you've got to analyze why that is. I thin...”
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Course summary for: Acrylic Techniques for Creative Illustration
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Adobe Photoshop -
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Acrylic Painting, Creativity, Painting, Traditional illustration
Jon Berkeley
A course by Jon Berkeley
Jon Berkeley is an Irish illustrator and children’s author who has worked in the field for almost three decades and traveled to places like London, Sydney, Hong Kong, and Barcelona for illustration work. His passion for illustration began in his youth during the vinyl era, amazed by the artwork that adorned his favorite album covers, prompting him to further his intrigue and study Fine Art in Dublin, Ireland.
Most of his work is for editorial clients in major news and current affairs magazines like L’Express, The New Statesman, Volkskrant, The Economist, and others. He also works on major advertising campaigns and illustrates book jackets, packaging, as well as commissioned portraits for clients like Ted Baker, Vodafone, and Smirnoff.
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