Watercolor Techniques for Dreamlike Illustrations
Final touches 1
A course by Gemma Capdevila , Illustrator
About the video: Final touches 1
Overview
“We will now digitally retouch the image to bring it back to the brightness and color of the original illustration. We will also add some details that fill the piece with magic.”
In this video lesson Gemma Capdevila addresses the topic: Final touches 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Watercolor Techniques for Dreamlike Illustrations. Learn how to create magical worlds in your illustrations and explore infinite paths through chance.
Partial transcription of the video
“Final Touches In this lesson, you'll learn to retouch the image to recover the shine and color and give it a magic touch. We'll use Procreate to do that, and the first thing we'll do is go to this symbol, which are the Settings, and we'll use Curves. Here it says that you can work on the curves on the whole layer, or you can select what part you want to change with Pencil. So we will say the whole layer. We'll set the whole Gamma. These are the whites, the lights. You'll definitely need to move this to the left so that the white is whiter. Another thing we can do is see if this part, which ...”
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Course summary for: Watercolor Techniques for Dreamlike Illustrations
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Areas
Drawing, Editorial Illustration, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting

Gemma Capdevila
A course by Gemma Capdevila
A passion for nature and the world’s mysteries are essential sources of inspiration for illustrator Gemma Capdevila. Able to turn her dreams into reality through her drawings, Gemma combines traditional painting techniques like watercolor with contemporary digital tools to bring her illustrations to life.
Trained in illustration and specialized in publishing for children, Gemma has more than ten years of professional experience in the field of illustration. She is the author of two books (Un Instante and Vidas Secretas). She has collaborated on projects for clients like Salomon and the Swiss Tourism Office, as well as important international publishers like Editorial Planeta, Penguin Random House, Santillana, and Editorial Mediterrània.
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