Creative Sketching: Fill Your Illustrations with Life and Detail
Colour 2
A course by Mattias Adolfsson , Illustrator
About the video: Colour 2
Overview
“Let's keep adding color to the drawing.”
In this video lesson Mattias Adolfsson addresses the topic: Colour 2, 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
“Colour Sometimes when I get commission work I get a specific palette they want me to follow, but I always say it's way out of my ability. I can't watch a palette and say, "Ok, that's the color" and try to mix it, but it's great, you really want to learn watercolors. There are lots of courses on Domestika and it's pretty good to think about the palette. You can work from a limited palette. With a couple of colors you can do wonders. For me it's like madness when I do the color. I'm happy that it's possible for me to put some life to it. And I've learned to enjoy the process. I'm going to try...”
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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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