Editorial Illustration in Photoshop: Express More with Less
The Main Elements
A course by James Yang , Illustrator
About the video: The Main Elements
Overview
“Here you will see how I organize my layers. At this stage, I prefer to do this in a way that gives me the freedom to move things around or change my mind. You will learn how to develop the final color, mark elements, and add shadows. ”
In this video lesson James Yang addresses the topic: The Main Elements , which is part of the Domestika online course: Editorial Illustration in Photoshop: Express More with Less. Learn how to break down complex subject matter into captivating illustrations for editorial publications using the digital tools of Photoshop.
Partial transcription of the video
“ The Main Elements In this lesson, I'll add the major elements, which in my case is a globe, and also add shadows and cast shadows. Let's go ahead and get started with creating the globe. I'll create one layer and make it a group already, so I can keep it organized here. Let's call it Globe. Now, I'll pick the Circle tool to create my globe. Once again, I'm color blocking because I'm interested in the shapes and the compositions at this point and not the final color looks. I found that if you try to make your colors perfect while going through this whole process, it slows you down a lot. L...”
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Course summary for: Editorial Illustration in Photoshop: Express More with Less
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Areas
Digital Illustration, Editorial Illustration, Traditional illustration
James Yang
A course by James Yang
James Yang is an Illustrator based in Brooklyn, New York. His grandfather is a famous artist, so he was creative from a young age, and was encouraged by his high school teachers to pursue a career in art. James later went on to study for a bachelor of fine arts in communication arts and design at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Since then, he has won over 250 awards for design and illustration, including Best of Show from 3x3 magazine. He has worked for publications like The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and WIRED, as well as advertising agencies around the world. More recently, he began focusing on writing and illustrating children’s books and won the Geisel Award for best book for young readers. He has also taught and lectured at a variety of institutions, including SVA Parsonswork.
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