Cover Art Illustration with Pencil, Ink, and Digital Painting
About Me
A course by Robert Sammelin , Artist and Art Director
About the video: About Me
Overview
“To get started, I will give a brief introduction to who I am and what I do. You will learn about the journey behind my career in art, graphics, and comics. ”
In this video lesson Robert Sammelin addresses the topic: About Me, which is part of the Domestika online course: Cover Art Illustration with Pencil, Ink, and Digital Painting. Combine pencil and ink drawings with digital painting and image processing to illustrate captivating cover art.
Partial transcription of the video
“ About Me Hi, and welcome to my course. My name is Robert Sammelin. I'm an art director, illustrator, graphic designer, and comics creator. My day job is being a video game developer over at Embark Studios in Stockholm, and I fill my spare time doing other kinds of art, like cover art for LPs, movie posters, comic books, anything that really piques my interest. I enjoy drawing and exploring so much that I can't seem to stop doing it. I was born above the Arctic Circle in the north of Sweden in a mining town called Kiruna, where the winters are very long and exorbitant snow meant you either...”
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Course summary for: Cover Art Illustration with Pencil, Ink, and Digital Painting
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Digital Illustration, Digital Painting, Drawing, Ink Illustration, Pencil Drawing
Robert Sammelin
A course by Robert Sammelin
Robert Sammelin is an art director and illustrator from the north of Sweden. For as long as he can remember he has loved creating art of all kinds inspired by his passion for comic books, music, and film. A large chunk of his spare time is spent making cover art for comic books and LPs. He also makes editorial illustrations for magazines and advertising, as well as movie posters, screen prints, and 3D art.
Robert got his break at a video games studio in Stockholm, a long collaboration that enabled him to work on titles including Arc Raiders, Star Wars Battlefront 2, Mirror’s Edge Catalyst, and Just Cause 2, among others. He simultaneously garnered an extensive portfolio of his own clients including Apple, Nike, The New York Times, WIRED, Entertainment Weekly, Esquire, Hasbro, Waxwork Records, Vinegar Syndrome, Iam8bit, Dark Horse, and many more. He also designed the double LP for one of his all-time favorites Ennio Morricone.
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