Creative Sketching: Fill Your Illustrations with Life and Detail
Large Pencil Sketch 1
A course by Mattias Adolfsson , Illustrator
About the video: Large Pencil Sketch 1
Overview
“In this lesson, you will plan out the image in the final format, using rulers to get the size, and then with the thumbnail sketch, mood board, and your sketches, plan out the sketch onto the large paper using a pencil. Try to be open to new ideas as you sketch. ”
In this video lesson Mattias Adolfsson addresses the topic: Large Pencil Sketch 1, 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
“Large pencil sketch In this lesson we're going to make the last pencil sketch on the actual paper the final project will be on. I've chosen a sheet of my favorite paper, I've cut it up a little bit, and I'm going to measure out the shape of the drawing, and I like to have a little margin on the side of the drawing. It's both nice for an extra space if you want to enlarge it. It's also good if you want to sell the piece. It's a great place to put the frame on. So I'm going to use a ruler, and start making a rectangle. If I do this as a commission piece, I always get a specific size for the p...”
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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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