Children's Book Illustration with Photoshop
Preparing Layers in Photoshop
A course by Eric Castleman , Children's Book Illustrator
About the video: Preparing Layers in Photoshop
Overview
“To begin, I will teach you to prepare layers in Photoshop. You will also learn how to add a line illustration on top. ”
In this video lesson Eric Castleman addresses the topic: Preparing Layers in Photoshop, which is part of the Domestika online course: Children's Book Illustration with Photoshop. Recreate traditional painting techniques with digital tools by exploring colors and textures to make vibrant illustrations for children’s books.
Partial transcription of the video
“Preparing Layers in Photoshop We have our final drawing, so we can move on to Photoshop. I'll move away from the iPad and start working on my Cintiq. In this lesson, I'll show you how to put together a canvas. Let's get going. In this unit, I'll cover how I prepare my layers in Photoshop, basically, creating my canvas. I've used this same setup for about five years and all my paintings on my website or social media, I've used the same exact setup. I haven't had any reason to change. If you're trying to go for what I do look-wise, texture-wise, this setup is important. It's also something th...”
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Course summary for: Children's Book Illustration with Photoshop
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Category
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Software
Adobe Photoshop, Procreate -
Areas
Children's Illustration, Digital Illustration, Digital Painting, Drawing, Traditional illustration
Eric Castleman
A course by Eric Castleman
Eric Castleman is a children’s book illustrator living in Montana who specializes in traditional painting techniques with digital tools. His interest in illustration started as a child and, having an artist for a brother and a sister interested in crafts, he was always creative growing up. He spent time drawing during school but didn’t consider art as a career until his wife, a painter, bought him a book on how to build a business from his passion.
Since then, Eric has worked for Highlights magazine, and The Monster Project, and has been featured by Kidlit411, Society of Visual Storytelling, and multiple art galleries. He works primarily in mixed media, integrating unique textures and light into his work.
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