Art Deco Style for Digital Illustration
Adding Texture to the Image
A course by Mads Berg , Illustrator
Joined September 2020
About the video: Adding Texture to the Image
Overview
“In this lesson, we will explore the option of applying texture to our illustration. ”
In this video lesson Mads Berg addresses the topic: Adding Texture to the Image, which is part of the Domestika online course: Art Deco Style for Digital Illustration. Create elegant artwork in Illustrator using dynamic compositions and minimalist color palettes.
Partial transcription of the video
“Adding Texture to the Image In this lesson, we'll explore the option of adding texture to your illustration. Let's have a look at how we can apply texture and graininess to the illustration. This is something that is not necessarily a good thing, but it can be quite valuable if you want to make an extra layer to your illustration which makes it feel a bit more handmade. We should always be aware that it is not handmade at this stage. The sketches and whole composition and the dynamics and so, it will be a simulation, a bit fake, when we add texture on top. But still it can provide a nice lo...”
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Course summary for: Art Deco Style for Digital Illustration
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Illustrator -
Areas
Digital Illustration, Fine Arts, Poster Design, Traditional illustration

Mads Berg
A course by Mads Berg
Mads Berg is a Danish illustrator with twenty years of experience in creating commercial illustrations. After studying at the Academy of Art and Design in Copenhagen, he started his illustrating career as a character designer and concept artist for a games studio. He set up his own studio in 2000 specialized in creating posters, brand illustrations, key visuals, editorial illustrations, cover art, and murals.
Mads has illustrated for clients such as Coca-Cola, Orangina, San Diego Zoo, Lego, Monocle, and Wired. His illustrations have been exhibited internationally and celebrated with awards such as "Best Danish Children's Comic" prize in 2010 and the Danish Design Prize in 2009. He also lectures at his former art school, the Academy of Art and Design in Copenhagen.
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