Digital illustration with coloured pencils

Overview

“In this lesson we will look for the references that we will use to draw. I will explain what things I consider important when selecting the photographs and in what way I group them, to have them more at hand at the time of starting the sketch. ”

In this video lesson Mercedes deBellard addresses the topic: Looking for references, which is part of the Domestika online course: Digital illustration with coloured pencils. Learn to draw digitally with a traditional finish.

Partial transcription of the video

“After sharing some insights about myself and my influences. we can proceed to begin the work together make progress. The initial step is to search for references. I'll detail my process for finding them on Google. the I use to choose them. and how I organize these references to simplify the sketching process and creativity. As you can see. i have a Cintiq here. but you can work with a smaller tablet or. if you're brave. you can draw with a mouse. In this project. i will create an illustration of three animals. a bear. a wolf. and an eagle. which can be used for a book cover. a calendar. or ...”

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Course summary for: Digital illustration with coloured pencils

• Level: Beginner
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• 3592 students
• 4 units
• 10 lessons (1h 13m)
• 6 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Software

  Adobe Photoshop

• Areas

  Digital Drawing, Digital Illustration, Drawing, Fine Arts, Traditional illustration