Artistic Illustration: From Drawing to Digital
The Materials
A course by Paul Scheruebel , Painter, Illustrator, and Graphic Designer
About the video: The Materials
Overview
“Here I introduce to you the materials that I use in my mixed media style, and I will also talk about some of their properties as well as where I like to get them.”
In this video lesson Paul Scheruebel addresses the topic: The Materials, which is part of the Domestika online course: Artistic Illustration: From Drawing to Digital. Experiment with illustration by creating artwork with charcoal and gouache paint then digitizing it on Photoshop to create striking images.
Partial transcription of the video
“The Materials In this course we'll see how to use different materials to achieve interesting and creative effects in your work. We will first look at some of the materials that I use. I'll then show you how I use the individual materials, and I'll do a quick demonstration of them. We'll then look at sketching and thumbnailing, and putting together the final drawing for an illustration. I will then show you how I like to execute an illustration with different media, and how to use color, which I will apply digitally in Photoshop. Finally, we'll look at how to prepare your files for either pr...”
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Course summary for: Artistic Illustration: From Drawing to Digital
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Artistic Drawing, Digital Drawing, Digital Illustration, Drawing, Fine Arts, Gouache Painting, Traditional illustration

Paul Scheruebel
A course by Paul Scheruebel
After studying graphic design in university in Austria (and a brief stint as a jazz musician), Paul Scherübel began working as an editorial graphic designer for the Austrian magazine Graz. Wanting to improve his artistic abilities, he moved to London to study illustration in the University of Westminster, where he developed his eclectic and experimental style.
He has since done illustrations for magazines, theater productions, and companies like The Folio Society, Austria Microsystems, and the Swiss Engineering Institute. He has also been featured in Images: Best of British Illustration, Spectrum 26: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, and 3×3: The Magazine of Contemporary Illustration.
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