Natural Illustration with Digital Painting
Creating a Story
A course by Jessica Roux , Illustrator and Author
About the video: Creating a Story
Overview
“How do I come up with ideas for what to draw? In this lesson, I’ll answer this common question and provide some helpful suggestions and questions to ask yourself whenever you get stuck on what to draw next. Thinking about things like the subject matter, mood, and audience can help start the ideas flowing! ”
In this video lesson Jessica Roux addresses the topic: Creating a Story, which is part of the Domestika online course: Natural Illustration with Digital Painting. Transform a botanical pencil sketch into a digital illustration using the storytelling properties of color.
Partial transcription of the video
“Now that you know a bit about me, my inspirations, and what we'll cover in this course, in this lesson, I'll be showing you how to come up with ideas for what to draw so you can create your own story. Let's begin. One thing I get asked about a lot is how do I come up with ideas for what to draw? We've all been stuck for what to draw at one point or another. I've come up with a few fun ways so that you don't get stuck in the ideation phase. First, I always recommend keeping a list of things you like to draw. Get really specific with it. If you like drawing animals, pick which ones you want t...”
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Course summary for: Natural Illustration with Digital Painting
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Adobe Photoshop -
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Digital Illustration, Digital Painting, Drawing, Naturalistic Illustration, Realistic Drawing, Traditional illustration
Jessica Roux
A course by Jessica Roux
Jessica Roux is an American freelance illustrator and self-described plant and animal enthusiast. She has been drawing and painting since she was a child when her parents would set up easels in her backyard. She also spent a lot of time exploring the woods in North Carolina, which sparked her love of nature at an early age. Jessica went on to study illustration at the Savannah College of Art and Design and, after graduating, began working as a freelance illustrator, combining her love of illustration and nature.
Since then, Jessica’s designs have been transformed into everything from prints to stickers and cards, and she has illustrated various books, including one of her own, Floriography: An Illustrated Guide to the Victorian Language of Flowers. Her work has also appeared in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, as well as publications including The New Yorker and Taproot Magazine.
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