Traditional Techniques for Digital Illustration

Overview

“From paper to pixel, I'll show you how to create a digital version of the draft to structure your file. Let's get everything ready for digital painting.”

In this video lesson Débora Islas addresses the topic: Scanning and layers, which is part of the Domestika online course: Traditional Techniques for Digital Illustration. Learn to complement the charm and texture of traditional illustration techniques with practical digital tools.

Partial transcription of the video

“Scanning and layers It's time to digitize your illustration. If scanning, choose a minimum 300 DPI resolution. You can also choose to photograph your draft. Just make sure the whole area is in focus and well lit, preferably in natural light. In this case, the sides may be a little darker, but do not worry. Is it possible to have a treatment to eliminate this vignette effect in Photoshop. Create a new file in Photoshop, but now already thinking about the final size and resolutions. As I said, A3 is a good size and resolution, 300 DPI. If you are going to make some background, some color fill...”

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Course summary for: Traditional Techniques for Digital Illustration

• Level: Beginner
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• 495 students
• 4 units
• 14 lessons (2h 27m)
• 5 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Software

  Adobe Photoshop

• Areas

  Digital Illustration, Drawing, Pencil Drawing, Portrait Drawing