Book Cover Design: Illustrate Stories with Evocative Images

Bringing in Found and Handmade Textures

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: Bringing in Found and Handmade Textures

Overview

“I want to show you one of the other main techniques that I use for adding depth, atmosphere, and also new colours to my work, and that’s to use found and handmade textures. In this lesson, I’m going to show you my texture library which I’m constantly adding to and I’m always on the lookout for new and interesting surfaces to scan or photograph. Let me show you a few examples and how they find their way into my work.”

In this video lesson Owen Gent addresses the topic: Bringing in Found and Handmade Textures, 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

“Bringing in Found and Handmade Textures Now I've got a good foundation of colour in my cover. In this lesson, I'll show you one of my other main techniques for adding texture, colour and depth in my work. That's the use of found and handmade textures. I'm gonna introduce you to my ever-growing texture library, but first I'll show you three examples in real life and how they find their way into my work. First up, we've got this A4 piece of greyboard here. This is from the back of an old sketch pad and at a glance it's not special, but as this is recycled material, if we look closely, we've g...”

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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.