Visual Narrative for Captivating Illustrations
Retouching and final effects
A course by Álvaro Cardozo W , Digital Illustrator
About the video: Retouching and final effects
Overview
“This is the final stage of our image and it is time to confirm that our project is applying everything we determine in the pre-production stage, we have to make sure that the focus is on the story that we determine and that the message is not diverted to other elements on stage. In this lesson, I'll teach you a few tricks with adjustment layers and layer modes that can take your work to another level. I will also show you how to achieve certain light effects that support the scene and you will see how to lose the fear of reviewing and working on errors that can arise at certain points in the production.”
In this video lesson Álvaro Cardozo W addresses the topic: Retouching and final effects, which is part of the Domestika online course: Visual Narrative for Captivating Illustrations. Learn how to create digital illustrations applying concepts and tools from the film industry.
Partial transcription of the video
“Retouching and final effects Now we will add the final details and we will evaluate if the image fulfills its mission. Let's see. It's time to check our image, and one of the things that I advise you is to share it with another illustrator or a designer or a friend, someone related to the race and give you a different perspective. We work a long time on the image, we will possibly ignore a couple of things. Overall, I think my image is at a pretty good point. I think the only thing I would like to add would be this glass effect. I think there is no difference between the glass and the open ...”
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Course summary for: Visual Narrative for Captivating Illustrations
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Digital Illustration, Digital Painting, Narrative, Traditional illustration
Álvaro Cardozo W
A course by Álvaro Cardozo W
Álvaro Cardozo is an illustrator from Bogotá, Colombia who invested his time and effort into becoming a digital illustrator, despite initially studying graphic design. After successfully carrying out his first illustration project at university, he was contracted by an animation studio to join their production team, designing scenes, characters, props, and storyboards, until he was eventually promoted to an Art Director position.
He began his freelance career in 2014. Since then, he has worked with advertising agencies, production studios, video game studios, and authors on a range of international projects. His client portfolio includes video game and animation studios like Skew Studio in the UK, Oruga Touching Dreams, and Autobotika, as well as editorial work for Penguin Random House and independent writers. All of his work can be found on his website.
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