Create an Infograph that will Make History
Illustration: Computer
A course by Fernando Gomez Baptista , Illustrator and Infographic Artist
Joined April 2014
Learn the infograph techniques used by National Geographic
- Spanish with subtitles in English
- 99% positive reviews (321)
- 4855 students
Joined April 2014
About the video: Illustration: Computer
Overview
“Time to apply details, color and touch-ups to our illustration.”
In this video lesson Fernando Gomez Baptista addresses the topic: Illustration: Computer, which is part of the Domestika online course: Create an Infograph that will Make History. Learn the infograph techniques used by National Geographic.
Partial transcription of the video
“[Music] We just scanned the illustration with a Neanderthal pen, and what we're going to do now is put it in Photoshop, and start walking in about tones ... color. First thing ... I'm going to put the background, for the background what I've done this time is ... scan an old paper, and place it with a opacity of 30% or 40% I've duplicated that layer to give it a kind ... halo around. And then I double the layer of the paper, and with the effect of overlay, what it does to you is like burning, and taking out the texture. and sometimes you get interesting things. I have done with a pencil, al...”
This transcript is automatically generated, so it may contain mistakes.
Course summary for: Create an Infograph that will Make History
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Category
Design, Illustration -
Areas
Digital Fabrication, Drawing, Infographics, Information Design, Photography Post-production, Sculpture
A course by Fernando Gomez Baptista
Fernando Baptista is the infographics senior editor at National Geographic in Washington.
He studied fine arts at the University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU and began his career as a freelance illustrator and designer before becoming a staff member at the newspaper El Correo in 1993. In 2007, he joined the team at National Geographic Magazine in Washington DC. He has taught classes as an associate professor at the University of Navarra and has run conferences and workshops in Europe, the United States, and Latin America.
In 2012, he was named one of the five most influential infographic artists in the world during the last 20 years. He has won more than 125 awards from the likes of the SND, SPD, ÑH, Best American Infographic, and Malofiej, including the Peter Sullivan Award—the most prestigious award in infographics. In 2013, he was nominated for an Emmy for [i]Walking With Giants[i] in the category of New Approaches: Arts, Lifestyle, Culture. His illustrations have also been displayed in museums and featured in books.
- 99% positive reviews (321)
- 4855 students
- 18 lessons (2h 11m)
- 36 additional resources (27 files)
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- Audio: Spanish
- Spanish, English, Portuguese
- Level: Intermediate
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