Fantastical Illustrations with Procreate
Composition and Value Fundamentals
A course by Michael Relth , Freelance Animator, Illustrator, and Concept Artist
Joined April 2021
About the video: Composition and Value Fundamentals
Overview
“Using my own work, I will show you how to use simple values and compositional arrangements to make compelling and beautiful images. ”
In this video lesson Michael Relth addresses the topic: Composition and Value Fundamentals, which is part of the Domestika online course: Fantastical Illustrations with Procreate. Learn the essentials of storytelling, composition, and color to create your own fictional worlds.
Partial transcription of the video
“Composition Value and Fundamentals Now we've seen the basics of Procreate and the interface, I'll explain to you value and composition fundamentals. At first, all of this will be a bit abstract and a little bit theoretical, but that's totally ok. As we get further along, I'll show how these concepts are applied practically. Let's start off and talk about composition. Composition is the arrangement of shapes relative to the edge of your image or the edge of the frame. Images do not go on forever. There's a definite stopping point, usually a rectangle or a square. Within that image, you have ...”
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Course summary for: Fantastical Illustrations with Procreate
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Areas
Digital Drawing, Digital Illustration, Traditional illustration

Michael Relth
A course by Michael Relth
Michael Relth is a freelance animator, illustrator, and concept artist who lives and works in Los Angeles. He’s been drawing since he was a child and, after graduating from ArtCenter College of Design with a BFA in Illustration, he turned his passion for art into a full-time career.
Throughout his career as a freelancer, Michael has worked in character animation, illustration, and visual development for a number of motion graphics studios as well as for clients including Procreate and Warner Animation. He also illustrated and published a book, Picture Book by Dog. As well as selling his sketches, paintings, and illustrations online, he shares them with over 50K followers on Instagram.
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