Book Cover Design: Illustrate Stories with Evocative Images

Transferring and Drawing Out the Final Illustration

A course by Owen Gent , Artist and Freelance Illustrator

99% positive reviews (179)

4,207 students

Audio: English

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About the video: Transferring and Drawing Out the Final Illustration

Overview

“So far on our journey, we’ve gone from working with pencil and paper to working digitally in Photoshop, now I’m going to bring my cover back to the page and start painting my final artwork using watercolour.”

In this video lesson Owen Gent addresses the topic: Transferring and Drawing Out the Final Illustration, which is part of the Domestika online course: Book Cover Design: Illustrate Stories with Evocative Images. Learn how to distill the words of a book into a single image using watercolors, handmade textures, and Photoshop.

Partial transcription of the video

“Transferring and Drawing Out the Final Illustration So far in this course, we've jumped back and forth from pen and paper to working digitally, and in this lesson, we're going to take all of our hard work on those full jacket roughs and bring that back to the page, ready to start watercolour painting. To start that process, let's quickly jump into Photoshop. The first thing I'll do is save another version of this, Full Jacket Rough For Trace, to make sure we're not saving over anything. I'm going to get rid of anything which is not going to be painted on our page. Let's get rid of the templ...”

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Course summary for: Book Cover Design: Illustrate Stories with Evocative Images

Level: Beginner
99% positive reviews (179)
4207 students
5 units
18 lessons (3h 29m)
8 downloads

Category
Design
Software
Adobe Photoshop
Areas
Bookbinding, Editorial Design, Graphic Design

Owen Gent

A course by Owen Gent

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Artist and Freelance Illustrator

Owen Gent is an artist and freelance illustrator who specializes in book cover design. Growing up in Devon meant he was inspired by nature from a young age and always dreamed of being an artist. He went on to study illustration in Falmouth in Cornwall, and there, began experimenting with telling stories through the traditional and digital painting techniques which are now an integral part of his work.

He currently creates from his studio in Bristol and has worked on everything from editorial illustration and advertising to record sleeve design and animation. During his ten-year career, he has worked with publishers including Penguin Random House, Harper Collins, and Vintage and had his work recognized at the D&AD Awards, International Illustration Awards, and Cannes Lions - International Festival of Creativity.