Illustration of Characters with Style
From Photoshop to Illustrator and back to Photoshop
A course by Alberto Montt , Illustrator
About the video: From Photoshop to Illustrator and back to Photoshop
Overview
“In this lesson I am going to show you the procedure that I use to create the daily doses that I publish in my blog. First I make the drawing in Photoshop, then I pass it to Illustrator and finish it in Photoshop. Let's see how the procedure is.”
In this video lesson Alberto Montt addresses the topic: From Photoshop to Illustrator and back to Photoshop, which is part of the Domestika online course: Illustration of Characters with Style. Learn an efficient method for creating characters with Illustrator and Photoshop.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson. we will do the full loop from Photoshop to Illustrator and back to Photoshop. This is how I paint the daily doses on my blog. Let's take a look. Let's say I have this image. Yeah. It was drawn in Photoshop then turned into vectors. For two reasons. The fact that it weighs less than an Illustrator file. Secondly. when I paint in Photoshop. using a vector image enables me to select areas more efficiently. the process smoother and more precise. Let's see. let's try this. We're going to paint it in Photoshop. Let's see how it turns out. I ensure the size is right. Cropping can b...”
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Course summary for: Illustration of Characters with Style
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Character Design, Comic, Traditional illustration

Alberto Montt
A course by Alberto Montt
Alberto Montt was born in Quito, Ecuador, and began his career as an illustrator in Chile. In his own words, he has 45 years of experience as an illustrator but has only been doing it professionally for 20.
His work is well-known throughout Latin America thanks to his blog, Dosis Diarias, where he has published a cartoon every day since 2006. With more than 120K visits, his blog has received multiple recognitions, including the award for best Spanish-language blog by Deutsche Welle. This success has led him to illustrate more than 45 books, collaborate with major brands, participate in live shows with singer Kevin Johansen and, above all, be one of the authors of the Argentine publishing house Ediciones de la flor, known for publishing cartoonists like Quino, Fontanarrosa, and Liniers.
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