Book Cover Design: Illustrate Stories with Evocative Images
Finishing Touches
A course by Owen Gent , Artist and Freelance Illustrator
About the video: Finishing Touches
Overview
“Now, I’m going to continue editing my final artwork and sharing some additional hints and tricks that I use to refine my illustrations. So let’s have a look!”
In this video lesson Owen Gent addresses the topic: Finishing Touches, 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 continue editing my final artwork. and I'll show you some additional Photoshop hints and tricks. That I use to refine my illustrations. I'm also going to show you a few other things that I like to do. Just to bring a piece together. And the first one. It's kind of jarring my eye. So there's a bit of a disconnect between maybe this edge of the beach here and the water and I want to kind of merge those together. We've got the same kind of thing going on. Back here. kind of the top of the mountains. So I'm just going to show you a little technique. kind of bring th...”
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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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