Traditional Techniques for Digital Illustration
Contrast and texture
A course by Débora Islas , Designer and Illustrator
About the video: Contrast and texture
Overview
“In this class, I'll give you tips to optimize the contrast of your painting and enhance the hand finish.”
In this video lesson Débora Islas addresses the topic: Contrast and texture, 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
“contrast and texture Now, I'm going to put the finishing touches and effects tips to improve the result of your art. After the painting was finished, a shape I found to check the effectiveness of the contrast between the colors is to use this feature, where I apply a layer of black and white, I leave it with a Soft Light effect on all layers and I adjust the tonality. This also helps to understand if I can read of all the information that is inside the illustration. I'm going to make those adjustments now. Afterwards, I can still change the Opacity, decreasing it a little so that the effect...”
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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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