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Cinematic Digital Illustration with Photoshop

Colour and Lighting

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: Colour and Lighting

Overview

“Colour and lighting are all about setting the mood of your artwork. In this lesson, I’ll talk about how I’ve learnt to work with colour, and how colour and lighting are tied so closely together in my process. I’ll discuss how I use blending modes in Photoshop to assist me when tackling difficult lighting scenarios and how I add colour variation for interest in all my artwork. ”

In this video lesson Izzy Burton addresses the topic: Colour and Lighting, 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

“Colour & Lighting Colour and lighting set the mood in your artwork. In this lesson, we'll see how I've learned to deal with colour and how colour and lighting are linked in my artwork. I'll mention how I use blending modes in Photoshop to assist me when facing difficult lighting scenarios, and how I add colour variation to add interest in all my artwork. Colour and lighting is my favourite part. It's the thing that I always got. I've said before that even when I felt like my art ability wasn't good, I always understood colour. I could tell and set a mood, even if the artwork itself wasn...”

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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.