Playful Animal Illustration with Photoshop
Introduction to Brushes
A course by Gareth Lucas , Illustrator
About the video: Introduction to Brushes
Overview
“In this lesson, we shall take a deeper look at the brushes palette and consider different types of brushes. I'll show you how to scale brush patterns and customise a brush, as well as other features that will be useful as you approach your project. ”
In this video lesson Gareth Lucas addresses the topic: Introduction to Brushes, which is part of the Domestika online course: Playful Animal Illustration with Photoshop. Explore digital tools to create lively works of art filled with texture, patterns, and color.
Partial transcription of the video
“Introduction to Brushes In this lesson, we'll go in-depth with the Brushes palette in Photoshop, and I'll show you how I like to work with the different brushes available. In Photoshop, you have lots of different brush packs, so you have lots of brushes that are available to you. It's good fun to go through those brush packs and spend time investigating, playing, and experimenting with them. Let me show you some of my favourite brushes. In this lesson, I'll just delve into this palette a bit more, and talk about some of the brushes I like to use, and some of the hints and little tips that I...”
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Course summary for: Playful Animal Illustration with Photoshop
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Areas
Digital Illustration, Traditional illustration

Gareth Lucas
A course by Gareth Lucas
Gareth Lucas is a freelance illustrator from Essex, England. As a child, he loved to draw and eventually went on to study illustration at Brighton University. After graduating, Gareth worked on everything from label designs to anthology illustrations before going back to university to study for an MA in illustration. During that time, he taught graphic design alongside his studies and began experimenting with digital tools which allowed him to take his freelance career full-time in 2014.
Since then, Gareth has worked with clients including Abrams Books, Penguin, Birdseye, and Simon and Schuster. He also shares his illustrations with over 100K followers on Instagram.
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