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Cinematic Digital Illustration with Photoshop

Influences

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

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17,909 students

Audio: English

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About the video: Influences

Overview

“In this lesson, I will talk about where I get my inspiration, from childhood to now. ”

In this video lesson Izzy Burton addresses the topic: Influences, 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

“Influences In this lesson, we'll see where I get my inspiration from childhood to now. My biggest inspiration has always been the world around me. Until I was about 16, I wanted to be a zoologist or a marine biologist. As I said before, I was always outside, I was always drawing nature and getting taught about nature by my mum. Everything that I draw is often heavily influenced by nature. Even when I draw urban environments, there's often nature reclaiming places. A lot of my work becomes about kind of post-apocalyptic times when nature has taken back over, so a lot of my work has that as i...”

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Course summary for: Cinematic Digital Illustration with Photoshop

Level: Beginner
99% positive reviews (842)
17909 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.