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Course 2: 1, 2, 3… Fusion!: Using blending modes in artwork

By Carles Marsal , Graphic Designer and Visual Artist

Graphic Designer and Visual Artist. Barcelona, Spain.
Joined March 2013
Domestika Basics Course 2 of 5
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About the video: Using blending modes in artwork

Overview

“In this lesson, I'll show you how to take advantage of blending modes to be able to add volume, shadows, highlights, and textures to a flat illustration. The applicable principles are the same as with photography, with the particularity that if we have the content correctly separated everything is much easier and the results much better.”

In this video lesson Carles Marsal addresses the topic: Using blending modes in artwork, which is part of the Domestika online course: Course 2: 1, 2, 3… Fusion!. Learn how to use blending modes in photography and illustration.

Partial transcription of the video

“ADVANCED PHOTOSHOP / COURSE 2 LESSON 6 Using blending modes in illustration In this lesson I'll show you how to work with blending modes in a flat illustration so it can have volume, highlights, shadows and texture where needed. Let's get to it. Blending modes are fully applicable to illustration. Here we will see how to give volume, shadows and lights to this figure. What I have done is simply draw it and distribute it in three layers. On the one hand, we have the Background layer, then we have the red part of the rocket, then the gray parts, and finally, the black parts. Separating our il...”

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Carles Marsal

Carles Marsal
By Carles Marsal

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Graphic Designer and Visual Artist

Carles Marsal is a graphic designer and visual artist who works with a wide variety of national and international clients on graphic design, retouching, and illustration projects. He also teaches courses and seminars as an Adobe Certified Expert and Instructor of Photoshop, as well as conferences as an Adobe Influencer.

His projects have been featured in publications like Photoshop Magazine, Belio Magazine, Abduzeedo, Kuvva, Desktopography, and at events such Barcelona Creative, Blanc Festival, and Adobe Creative Days.

Carles has said "I am someone who loves what they do, so all my skills, years' of experience, and infinite passion go into each project, without exception, as a new and exciting challenge."


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Course 2: 1, 2, 3… Fusion!

By Carles Marsal
Graphic Designer and Visual Artist. Barcelona, Spain.
Joined March 2013
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  • 12 students