Retro Illustration: from Traditional Pencils to Digital Tools

Retro Illustration: from Traditional Pencils to Digital Tools

“We have come to the end of the course! Thank you for coming with me. Hope you have taken a liking to it and feel comfortable creating your own retro illustration. Now is the time to prepare your final project. I encourage you to make your own creation, taking the time to seek inspiration and find the colors you like. To guide you, I will go through the key phases of the project. Take care to document the different stages of your creation and add a brief explanation of what you did in each of them as well as your choices. The sketches Start by drawing inspiration from all around you. Look on Pinterest, Instagram or in books and objects for ideas of subject but also of colors. Then make your first thumbnail sketches of your composition ideas. Work with a light colored pencil first, then go back to black pencil.

The ideal would be to do three or four to make the best use of the field of possibilities. When you are done choose one and rework the sketch to a larger size. Texture creation On white paper, make some black textures that you can clean in Photoshop to integrate them into your final project. Line art Now switch to Photoshop. Using the scanned sketch as a guide, make a clean line drawing. Remember to work on separate layers. Solid colors and textures Once your line art is finished, you can apply the solid colors and add textures. Feel free to make several color combinations to find the one that suits you the best and highlights the details of your illustration. Export your final project. Animation Finally, isolate one or two elements of your final project to make a simple GIF that you can share, if you wish, on social networks. Well done ! I can't wait to see what you have created. Don't forget to share your final project on the forum. I also invite you to share with me your questions and needs for clarification. I will be happy to help you, step by step, and especially to see how you have appropriated this lesson that I took great pleasure in sharing with you. The creative community is always very constructive and caring. I encourage you to watch what your comrades have been up to and to comment on their posts. It will help you progress. For my part, I will stop by as soon as possible to comment on your plans. A big thank you and see you soon on the forum!”

Partial transcription of the video

“Final project Here we are at the end of this Domestika course and thank you for following it. I hope these lessons have enabled you to understand my way of working and develop your talents in drawing and digital illustration. Hope the tips and tricks I shared with you will be useful to you and allow you to create beautiful illustrations. For the final project, I encourage you to collect ideas, look for tones, treatises and mediums. Start imagining the composition of your illustration starting with thumbnail sketches. Then, enlarge your choice of illustration, first on paper, then on Photosh...”

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Course summary for: Retro Illustration: from Traditional Pencils to Digital Tools

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (48)
• 1024 students
• 5 units
• 33 lessons (7h 41m)
• 6 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Software

  Adobe Photoshop

• Areas

  Digital Drawing, Digital Illustration, Traditional illustration