Digital Painting for 2D Illustration

The Thumbnail - Idea Exploration 3

A course by Matt Sanz , Visual Development Artist

Visual Development Artist. London, United Kingdom.
Joined August 2020
98% positive reviews (194)
5,484 students
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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

“The Thumbnail: Idea Exploration 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. Nothing too drastic. The same thing. Maybe I'll do a bit of a larger robot. I'm thinking of having the robot here, the boy down here and maybe a casket or something here, which is probably too large for the boy. I'll give you a few tips as I go through the composition. How I create a compositions so I'm trying to get some depth. Perhaps I'll keep the umbrellas the same, perhaps it makes a bit more sens...”

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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

Matt Sanz

Matt Sanz
A course by Matt Sanz

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Visual Development Artist

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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Digital Painting for 2D Illustration. Illustration course by Matt Sanz

Digital Painting for 2D Illustration

A course by Matt Sanz
Visual Development Artist. London, United Kingdom.
Joined August 2020
  • 98% positive reviews (194)
  • 5,484 students