Traditional Techniques for Digital Illustration
Digital painting with analog language 2
A course by Débora Islas , Designer and Illustrator
About the video: Digital painting with analog language 2
Overview
“In this second part of the lesson, I will show you more important details about applying color and shadow in digital images.”
In this video lesson Débora Islas addresses the topic: Digital painting with analog language 2, 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
“Digital painting with analog language Now that I have already defined the wires that are outside the mask, I'm going to duplicate the layer of these extra wires to create a bit more thickness before adding them inside the mask, which is with Alt + Del, with the selection, I made them enter here. And then I can combine it with the shadow. I will name here as shadow and I'm going to reinforce some areas that I think need to be a little darker. I'm going to switch the brush to a more smoky finish. Now I'm going to create the glow layer, change the color and test which of the two brushes I'm go...”
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Course summary for: Traditional Techniques for Digital Illustration
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Digital Illustration, Drawing, Pencil Drawing, Portrait Drawing

Débora Islas
A course by Débora Islas
Débora Islas is a designer and illustrator from Brazil. Her work, the fruit of constant experimentation, combines traditional and digital techniques to depict female power, nature, and animals.
She worked for more than ten years at a publishing house for books and magazines before dedicating herself full-time to her childhood passion of illustration. Since then, she has collaborated with both national and international brands including Disney, O Boticário, and Nestlé, to name just a few.
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