Animated Illustrations in Photoshop: Create Unique Atmospheres

Overview

“Home stretch ! I am going to play with the shadows at the level of the character's silhouette, which will allow me to give volume. Simple and continuous shapes are sufficient. Next, I'm going to draw the comic book cover. Finally, I will experiment with LUTs ("Look Up Tables") to adjust the colorimetry. It's a tool that I like to use after I finish my illustration.”

In this video lesson Dylan Eurlings addresses the topic: Finalization 6, which is part of the Domestika online course: Animated Illustrations in Photoshop: Create Unique Atmospheres. Design an animated illustration with a unique atmosphere, frame by frame, with Photoshop.

Partial transcription of the video

“Finalization Now I come shadows on the character. I created a layer in Multiply mode and here I come to give volume. It actually helps. For example, here it will help to show a little the anatomy of the torso of the character. It gives it volume. Here, for example, it helps to detach the head from the neck. And for the light, it's okay if it is not quite fair in relation to the light of the scene. It is the light on the characters. I am doing a simplified version. I imagine a light coming from above, globally, top left, where the window is and I make shadows based on it. I always try to mak...”

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Course summary for: Animated Illustrations in Photoshop: Create Unique Atmospheres

• Level: Beginner
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• 1584 students
• 4 units
• 34 lessons (8h 31m)
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• Category

  3D & Animation, Illustration

• Software

  Adobe Photoshop

• Areas

  2D Animation, Animation, Digital Illustration, Traditional illustration