Creative Sketching: Fill Your Illustrations with Life and Detail
What Will We Do On the Course?
A course by Mattias Adolfsson , Illustrator
About the video: What Will We Do On the Course?
Overview
“In this lesson, I will explain what we will be doing in this course, what materials we will be using, and the final project for this course.”
In this video lesson Mattias Adolfsson addresses the topic: What Will We Do On the Course?, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creative Sketching: Fill Your Illustrations with Life and Detail. Create artwork filled with intricate ideas while maintaining balance and harmony.
Partial transcription of the video
“What will we do in the course? Drawing is one of the oldest art forms. You don't need an expensive equipment. You just need a pencil, a pen, paper, and just start doing it. And the way from your mind to your hand is the shortest one you can probably have. And the good thing with drawing is, the more you do it, the better you'll become at it, so you create at the same time you're practicing and each drawing will become a little better than the last one. First, I'll speak a bit about materials, how I use them and how you can use them, and then we'll start by thinking about the final project. ...”
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Course summary for: Creative Sketching: Fill Your Illustrations with Life and Detail
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Drawing, Ink Illustration, Pencil Drawing, Sketchbook, Sketching, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting

Mattias Adolfsson
A course by Mattias Adolfsson
Mattias Adolfsson has been working as a freelance illustrator for over eleven years. While working as a graphic designer in the computer games industry, he started sharing his work on social media, where he began his successful career in illustration.
His long list of clients includes Nickelodeon, Disney, Dreamworks, Cartoon Network, Warner Brothers, and other important animation studios. He has also illustrated for magazines including The New Yorker, The Hollywood Reporter, and The New York Times.
Mattias has created a variety of illustration work in areas like product design, for baby clothes brand Atelier Choux Paris, record sleeves, as well as an art commission for the largest hospital in Sweden.
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