Digital Painting for 2D Illustration
The Thumbnail - Idea Exploration 3
A course by Matt Sanz , Visual Development Artist
About the video: The Thumbnail - Idea Exploration 3
Overview
“We are now half way through this lesson.”
In this video lesson Matt Sanz addresses the topic: The Thumbnail - Idea Exploration 3, 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
“I think a Dutch tilt in this one might be good. A Dutch tilt is when you tilt the camera or the perspective off to the side. and rotate it in 5, 10, 15 degrees I think Nothing too drastic. Same thing, maybe I'll do a little bit of a larger robot. I'm thinking of having a robot here, the boy down here, and maybe a casket or something. here, which is probably too large for the boy. So I'll just give you a few tips as I go through the composition. how I create a composition. So I'm just trying to get some depth. Perhaps I'll keep the umbrellas the same. Perhaps it makes a little bit more sense...”
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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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