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Cinematic Digital Illustration with Photoshop

About Me

A course by Izzy Burton , Director, Artist, and Author

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99% positive reviews (842)

17,908 students

Audio: English

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About the video: About Me

Overview

“In this lesson, I will talk about how I got here! From childhood passions, to what I studied at university, to my surprise at getting my first job. ”

In this video lesson Izzy Burton addresses the topic: About Me, which is part of the Domestika online course: Cinematic Digital Illustration with Photoshop. Explore composition, color, and lighting to create compelling concept art inspired by photographic references.

Partial transcription of the video

“About Me Hi, my name is Izzy Burton. I'm a lead background artist at Netflix Animation, I'm a director represented by TROUBLEMAKERS in Paris, and I'm an illustrator and author with The Bright Agency. I've always been creative ever since I was little. There’re pictures of me as a kid lying in my garden at home writing stories and illustrating them. I'd often steal my mom's video camera and take videos of my brother's toys in the vegetable patch, trying to create war films of my own description. I'm fascinated by the world around me and it's why my artwork is based on nature, outside, and ani...”

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Course summary for: Cinematic Digital Illustration with Photoshop

Level: Beginner
99% positive reviews (842)
17908 students
4 units
28 lessons (6h 39m)
5 downloads

Category
Illustration
Software
Adobe Photoshop
Areas
Concept Art, Digital Illustration, Traditional illustration

Izzy Burton

A course by Izzy Burton

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Director, Artist, and Author

Izzy Burton is a director, artist, and author who specializes in animation and publishing. Growing up, she spent her time writing and illustrating stories, as well as filming short films with her mother’s video camera. She also had a natural ability for math and eventually went on to study computer visualization and animation, a degree that combined both her technical and creative talents, at Bournemouth University.

Since graduating first in her class and winning the Best Final Year Film award, Izzy has worked on everything from short film direction to children’s book illustrations. Most recently, she began working for Netflix Animation as a Lead Background Artist. She was also recognized as one of Animation Magazine’s Rising Stars in 2018 and has worked for clients including Cartoon Network, the BBC, McDonald's, Nickelodeon, Disney Advertising, Lego, and Penguin Random House.