Retro Illustration: from Traditional Pencils to Digital Tools
Prepare textures
A course by Alice Des , Illustrator
About the video: Prepare textures
Overview
“We will see here how to work the textures of our illustration. I will show you how I go about creating black and white textures on paper, which I will then import into Photoshop to finish them. This method allows me to recreate the impression of the paper and to have a more traditional rendering.”
In this video lesson Alice Des addresses the topic: Prepare textures, which is part of the Domestika online course: Retro Illustration: from Traditional Pencils to Digital Tools. Let your creativity run wild by exploring Photoshop’s tools to create a retro and colorful illustration that reflects your style.
Partial transcription of the video
“Prepare textures In this lesson, we will prepare black and white textures that we will clean in Photoshop. Digital illustration is a wonderful tool, but I like to feel the grain of the paper, the texture of the pencil, the brush stroke. Let's incorporate these traditional techniques into digital illustrations. We will work in black and white. It will be easier to clean in Photoshop. Various techniques can be used. I chose the black grease pencil and the gouache. Here are some very quick examples. I like to vary the texture effects in my illustrations. I use bold pastels to add substance to ...”
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Course summary for: Retro Illustration: from Traditional Pencils to Digital Tools
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Digital Drawing, Digital Illustration, Traditional illustration
Alice Des
A course by Alice Des
After working for four years as an illustrators' agent, Alice Des set herself up as an independent artist. She has worked for Clit Revolution, a web series available on France.tv Slash, and the Manuel d'Activisme Féministe, by the same authors. She collaborates with the press (L'Obs, Les Echos, Milk, Dada, Causette) and brands (Adobe, Petrossian, Nicolas, Cluizel, Arte), as well as with the Slow Galerie in Paris where her work is exhibited and sold.
As a socially involved artist, Alice likes to work for projects that make sense. Her graphic universe oscillates between retro aesthetics and modern subjects, spontaneous drawing and the will to simplify, and digital tools and traditional techniques.
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