Digital Painting for 2D Illustration
The Thumbnail - Idea Exploration 1
A course by Matt Sanz , Visual Development Artist
About the video: The Thumbnail - Idea Exploration 1
Overview
“In this lesson, you will learn about how I start my digital painting process, why it’s important to start off with a thumbnail foundation, and alternative routes to exploring an idea that could yield different results. ”
In this video lesson Matt Sanz addresses the topic: The Thumbnail - Idea Exploration 1, 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
“The Thumbnail: Idea Exploration In this lesson we'll talk about thumbnails. I'll start putting pen to the paper, and sketching super loose. I tend to find after two or three sketches that I start getting a groove of what I wanna paint. This part is essential for exploring ideas, and making sure you get the bad ones out of the way. Let's start sketching. The rule of thirds at the moment. I'm trying to get a golden ratio as well, but rule of thirds is the easiest. Don't be too concerned with the details at the moment. Some people only use values, other people use lines. It depends on what you...”
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Course summary for: Digital Painting for 2D Illustration
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Digital Illustration, Digital Painting, Traditional illustration

Matt Sanz
A course by Matt Sanz
Matt Sanz is a visual development artist specializing in video games and animation. Based in the UK, his freelance work as a 2D artist and creative director has led him to develop unique visual concepts for a wide range of clients, including BOB, Friday Sundae, IGG, Amazon Games, and more.
Matt graduated with a degree in Game Design and accepted a position as Lead Concept Artist for a studio in China shortly after, opening up a wide range of international opportunities. You can find Matt’s work online and at Artstation.
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