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Cinematic Digital Illustration with Photoshop

Design for Storytelling

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

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99% positive reviews (844)

17,949 students

Audio: English

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About the video: Design for Storytelling

Overview

“In this lesson, I'll show you how to make your artwork feel more designed and less of an exact copy. I will also discuss how I push proportions, embrace the wonky and sketchy nature of my work, and how to make choices on where to add or pull back on detail. ”

In this video lesson Izzy Burton addresses the topic: Design for Storytelling, 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

“Design for Storytelling In this lesson, you'll learn how to make your artwork feel designed and less like an exact copy. I'll discuss how I push proportions, how I embrace the sketchy and wonky nature of my artwork, and how choose where to add or pull back on detail. It might be obvious, but design is super important in your artwork. In my every day job, I'm creating fantasy worlds where every item must be designed because it doesn't exist. Whilst photo studies are my zen time away from using creative brain power, I want them to feel designed, to have quirky elements, and some creativeness ...”

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Course summary for: Cinematic Digital Illustration with Photoshop

Level: Beginner
99% positive reviews (844)
17949 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.