Naturalist Illustration with Ballpoint Pen
Scan and edit
A course by Ricardo Macía Lalinde , Graphic Designer and Illustrator
Joined January 2016
Joined January 2016
About the video: Scan and edit
Overview
“In this lesson I will digitize the illustration. I will explain the recommended resolution to scan your drawing and transfer it digitized to Photoshop.”
In this video lesson Ricardo Macía Lalinde addresses the topic: Scan and edit, which is part of the Domestika online course: Naturalist Illustration with Ballpoint Pen . Explore ink techniques using a ballpoint pen and learn to master line work to create eye-catching shadow, light and texture .
Partial transcription of the video
“How to scan and edit In this lesson we will digitize the image. We will scan it and transfer it to Photoshop, where we will play with the values and contrasts to have a very similar finish to that of the ballpoint pen. Now that we have our illustration ready, we are going to scan it. For this, I'm going to open the scanner. I use a Canon E470 scanner. I recommend that you use one that scans images in more than 300 DPI. So, we'll set it up, we are going to put it in Photo Scan and give it the maximum resolution, in this case 600 DPI. The most important thing is that it is 300 or higher, so...”
This transcript is automatically generated, so it may contain mistakes.
Course summary for: Naturalist Illustration with Ballpoint Pen
-
Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Drawing, Naturalistic Illustration, Realistic Drawing, Traditional illustration
Ricardo Macía Lalinde
A course by Ricardo Macía Lalinde
Born in Medellín, Colombia, Ricardo Macía is a graphic designer who recently made a professional detour to devote himself to the art of illustration. Throughout his career he has worked with brands like [i]Editorial Norma[i], the University of Antioquia, and the newspaper [i]El Colombiano[i]. His favorite tool is the ballpoint pen because it enables him to recreate virtually any texture and enrich his illustrations with realism.
In recent years, he's been working on a personal project where he creates dreamlike worlds that question society and individual identity. Animals and organic shapes can be found in most of his work as symbols of protest against mankind's destruction of nature and threat to the very existence of the human race.
- 100% positive reviews (285)
- 8,107 students
- 19 lessons (2h 53m)
- 21 additional resources (15 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish, English
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
Adobe Photoshop
