Digital Illustration: Create Manga Characters

Overview

“I continue to show you how to add light and shadow to the illustration for a better result. We almost have it!”

In this video lesson Catalina Carlesi addresses the topic: Lights and Shadows 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Digital Illustration: Create Manga Characters. Learn how to use digital tools to bring your own detailed and expressive manga heroes to life.

Partial transcription of the video

“Light and Shadow I will show you how I used light and shadow in my illustration for the final project. I first started by applying the occlusion shadows to my character. For this, I used the Multiply blending mode, a desaturated purple color, and in some parts a desaturated orange. You can lower the opacity if you don't want your shadows to be so strong, but in my case I think between 80 and 70 will be fine. Then I applied the main shadow, also using the Multiply blending mode with a desaturated blue color. Remember that the main source of light, which would be the setting sun, would be loc...”

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Course summary for: Digital Illustration: Create Manga Characters

• Level: Intermediate
• 98% positive reviews (410)
• 26953 students
• 4 units
• 15 lessons (2h 52m)
• 8 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Software

  Adobe Photoshop, Procreate

• Areas

  Character Design, Comic, Digital Illustration, Manga, Traditional illustration