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Cinematic Digital Illustration with Photoshop

Your World, Your Character

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: Your World, Your Character

Overview

“This lesson is all about making the image your own adding characters and things that bring your world to life. I’ll share what I usually do! ”

In this video lesson Izzy Burton addresses the topic: Your World, Your Character, 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

“Your World, Your Character This lesson is all about making your image your own adding characters and things that bring your image to life. I'll show you what I do. I'm often told an iconic thing about my paintings are the details and storytelling elements I add into the background. I'm all for adding life into an image through things such as smoke blowing from chimneys to washing blowing in the breeze, and creatures like cats and birds that make this image feel lived in and a real space in this world. You'll see in my images that I often add cats. I'm definitely a dog person, but cats are g...”

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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.