Digital Painting for 2D Illustration

Overview

“In this lesson, I will review all the content and skills you'll learn in my Domestika course. You'll learn how to develop an idea and how to use references to achieve a believable hand-painted scene or moment. ”

In this video lesson Matt Sanz addresses the topic: What Will We Do on This Course?, which is part of the Domestika online course: Digital Painting for 2D Illustration. Learn how to create conceptual story-driven illustrations for video games and animation.

Partial transcription of the video

“What Will We Do on This Course? In this lesson we'll go through what you'll learn in this course. First, you'll set up your Photoshop efficiently, create your own brushes, shortcuts, and setup for different tools. Then you will learn what colour keys are and why artists from the industry use them so effectively. Inspiration is really important, which is why you'll learn how to structure your reference boards. You'll sketch several thumbnails before deciding on the one for the scene you want to paint. Then you'll develop your colour key by taking your thumbnail through to the colouring stage...”

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Course summary for: Digital Painting for 2D Illustration

• Level: Beginner
• 98% positive reviews (194)
• 5484 students
• 5 units
• 23 lessons (4h 37m)
• 5 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Software

  Adobe Photoshop

• Areas

  Digital Illustration, Digital Painting, Traditional illustration