Stylized Vector Illustration with Color and Character
Research, Finding Inspiration and Reference
A course by Owen Davey , Illustrator
About the video: Research, Finding Inspiration and Reference
Overview
“Now we are going to start to work on the preparation of our final project. So first things first - what do you want to draw? What inspires you? What fuels your creativity? I’m concentrating on animals for my project, but objects, people, landmarks, or anything else you can think of can be used in this same way. ”
In this video lesson Owen Davey addresses the topic: Research, Finding Inspiration and Reference, which is part of the Domestika online course: Stylized Vector Illustration with Color and Character. Create stunning digital illustrations with geometric shapes and curated color palettes.
Partial transcription of the video
“Research, Finding, Inspiration & Reference Let's start working on preparing our final project. First things first, what inspires you? What fuels your creativity? What gets you really stuck into a subject? I concentrate on drawing animals, that's what I love, but what inspires you? Do you wanna draw landmarks? Do you wanna draw a moment in history? Or people? Find how you can actually turn that into a piece and find something interesting in that. I really love dogs, I think they're hilarious, so that's what I'm gonna create today and I'm gonna show you. I wish my brain could just remembe...”
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Course summary for: Stylized Vector Illustration with Color and Character
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Digital Illustration, Graphic Design, Traditional illustration, Vector Illustration

Owen Davey
A course by Owen Davey
Owen Davey is an award-winning illustrator from the UK. He has been a professional freelance illustrator since 2009 and has had the pleasure of working with renowned international clients like Google, Facebook, Sony, Lego, and National Geographic.
He is the lead illustrator for the multi-award winning app Two Dots and has produced several picture books over the years, most notably the non-fiction ‘About’ series with Flying Eye Books, which began with “Mad About Monkeys” in 2015. Other notable clients include Airbnb, The New York Times, The Guardian, BBC, GQ, British Airways, Virgin, Orange, Guinness, Microsoft, and the Wizarding World of Harry Potter.
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