Creative Sketching: Fill Your Illustrations with Life and Detail
References
A course by Mattias Adolfsson , Illustrator
About the video: References
Overview
“In this lesson, you will collect reference materials. You will also create a mood board, a collection of your reference materials, which are convenient tools for your project. ”
In this video lesson Mattias Adolfsson addresses the topic: References , 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
“References In this lesson we'll collect reference materials by the help of the mobile phone, you can also use a camera of course. It's good if you have someone who helps you take the reference materials. You can use yourself or your family as a model. It's a good way of catching poses, taking them by yourself, so you get the perfect pose for you. Then we'll use the computer to put it all together in a mood board, just one image that is really good when you're drawing to have it in one piece. You can do the mood board with the scissors and glue, but I'll show you how I do it in the computer....”
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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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