Artistic Illustration: From Drawing to Digital

The Initial Sketch

A course by Paul Scheruebel , Painter, Illustrator, and Graphic Designer

Painter, Illustrator, and Graphic Designer . Basel, Switzerland.
Joined November 2020
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525 students
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About the video: The Initial Sketch

Overview

“In this lesson, I will talk about the thumbnailing process and how you can use it to find the right idea that you can then develop into a sketch.”

In this video lesson Paul Scheruebel addresses the topic: The Initial Sketch, 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 Initial Sketch In this unit we'll see the entire process of creating an illustration from start to finish and I'll talk about the individual steps that I would take along the process. In this lesson we'll look at the first step of the process, which is the initial sketch. The illustration that I've decided to do is an alternative album cover illustration for the album "Liquid Tension Experiment 2" by the band Liquid Tension Experiment. In the previous unit, we talked about how to generate creative ideas and what I've decided to do for this one is a very classical approach and it's calle...”

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Course summary for: Artistic Illustration: From Drawing to Digital

  • Level: Beginner
  • 100% positive reviews (21)
  • 525 students
  • 4 units
  • 16 lessons (2h 46m)
  • 2 downloads
  • Category

    Illustration
  • Software

    Adobe Photoshop
  • Areas

    Artistic Drawing, Digital Drawing, Digital Illustration, Drawing, Fine Arts, Gouache Painting, Traditional illustration

Paul Scheruebel

Paul Scheruebel
A course by Paul Scheruebel

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Painter, Illustrator, and Graphic Designer

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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Artistic Illustration: From Drawing to Digital. Illustration course by Paul Scheruebel

Artistic Illustration: From Drawing to Digital

A course by Paul Scheruebel
Painter, Illustrator, and Graphic Designer . Basel, Switzerland.
Joined November 2020
  • 100% positive reviews (21)
  • 525 students