Cover Art Illustration with Pencil, Ink, and Digital Painting
Colour Planning 2
A course by Robert Sammelin , Artist and Art Director
About the video: Colour Planning 2
Overview
“Still building on the palette of my piece, I will now progress to the gelatinous monsters, showing you how you can manipulate colour to indicate light and shadow. ”
In this video lesson Robert Sammelin addresses the topic: Colour Planning 2, 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
“ Colour Planning Let's move on to the gelatinous monsters. Bring up the reference again. This one has the same principle as the face and the other side. We should probably brighten up the top parts of them to indicate that they are both in a material that is gelatinous, but also give a nice indication of light. We have some blues indicating. Let's use those as shadows and build the light from there. We'll color pick this. Just add some top lighting to them that can be quite dramatic once paired with a more saturated shadow area. These are merely indicated in the sketch and... As a general ...”
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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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