Book Cover Design: Illustrate Stories with Evocative Images
Separating the Painting into Individual Layers
A course by Owen Gent , Artist and Freelance Illustrator
About the video: Separating the Painting into Individual Layers
Overview
“In this lesson, we’re going to isolate specific parts of the painting and move them onto individual layers so they can be edited separately, so let’s jump back into Photoshop.”
In this video lesson Owen Gent addresses the topic: Separating the Painting into Individual Layers, 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
“In this lesson, I'm going to show you how to isolate specific parts of your painting. so you can edit those individually. So let's jump back into Photoshop. So here I've got my first edit one. My final artwork. And what we're going to want to do now is separate this painting into various layers so we can edit things individually. So I'm going to turn off just clicking the eye icon there. graphic design elements. And I'm going to work my way from the back the front of the image and slowly isolate those. So the first thing I'm going to do is get that sky on a set. I'm just going to highlight ...”
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Course summary for: Book Cover Design: Illustrate Stories with Evocative Images
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Bookbinding, Editorial Design, Graphic Design
Owen Gent
A course by Owen Gent
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.
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