Cinematic Digital Illustration with Photoshop
Sketching Your Layout - Line vs. Shape 1
A course by Izzy Burton , Director, Artist, and Author
About the video: Sketching Your Layout - Line vs. Shape 1
Overview
“In this lesson, I’ll show you how to start your drawing with a basic layout sketch. I’ll then discuss how I’ve used the lasso tool for years to block out my paintings and “sketch with shape.” You’ll take what you learnt in the lesson "Composition" in the previous unit and apply it here. ”
In this video lesson Izzy Burton addresses the topic: Sketching Your Layout - Line vs. Shape 1, 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
“In this lesson, I'll show you how to start your drawing with a basic layout sketch. I'll then talk about how I've used the lasso tool for years to block out my paintings and sketch with shape. You'll take what you learned in our composition lesson in Unit 2 and apply it here. And you'll select your base block colours which will act as a foundation for the rest of the painting to come. Before we get started with sketching, I just want to give you a bit of a backstory about how I came to this idea of sketching with shape. By sketching with shape, I mean using the lasso tool, and I find this a...”
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Course summary for: Cinematic Digital Illustration with Photoshop
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Concept Art, Digital Illustration, Traditional illustration
Izzy Burton
A course by Izzy Burton
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.
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