Retrofuturistic Illustration with Procreate
Adding Textures and Final Touches
A course by Ada Zielinska , Illustrator and Graphic Designer
Joined June 2021
About the video: Adding Textures and Final Touches
Overview
“To end this unit, I will show you how to refine your illustrations by adding some final touches. The focus will be placed on colours and contrasts.”
In this video lesson Ada Zielinska addresses the topic: Adding Textures and Final Touches, which is part of the Domestika online course: Retrofuturistic Illustration with Procreate. Explore composition, color, contrast, and texture to create contemporary illustrations inspired by the past.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson, i will show you how to add textures, and do some final touches. Let's do it. Open your texture in Photoshop. Click on Image. and choose adjustments. and exposure. Depending on your needs and whatever you want to contrast the image more or less, I set the appropriate contrast by moving a slider. Now I choose the Select. And color range. and use the cursor to mark the darkest spot. By moving the slider, i adjust the contrast Changing the settings is up to you, there is no rule here. And OK. I have separated the texture area Now I select the keyboard shortcut Come on, jay. whic...”
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Course summary for: Retrofuturistic Illustration with Procreate
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Digital Drawing, Digital Illustration

Ada Zielinska
A course by Ada Zielinska
Ada Zielińska is an illustrator and graphic designer from Poland. She completed a bachelor’s degree at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw and a Master’s degree at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk. After publishing her work on social media she later began attracting work which allowed her to turn her hobby into a career.
Since then Ada has collaborated with brands including Adobe, Netflix, Levi’s, the National Museum in Gdańsk, and Fast Company Magazine. She also runs a graphic studio alongside a fellow illustrator where she designs album covers, visual identities, books, exhibitions, and more. She shares her work, which combines modernity with the nostalgia of the 60s and 70s with over 18K followers on Instagram.
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