Cover Art Illustration with Pencil, Ink, and Digital Painting
Pencilling the Drawing
A course by Robert Sammelin , Artist and Art Director
About the video: Pencilling the Drawing
Overview
“To begin with, I will show you how to lay down some loose and purposefully imperfect pencilled lines, followed by a little detailing. ”
In this video lesson Robert Sammelin addresses the topic: Pencilling the Drawing, 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
“ Penciling the Drawing In this lesson, we're going to start penciling out our drawing on a large sheet of paper. In front of me, I have the printed-out sketch from the previous lesson that I've transferred on, and as mentioned in the previous lesson, I transferred this using a window. It's a very convenient way to transfer printouts onto larger sheets of paper like this, that we're stitching together. A window is a natural light box in case you don't own a light box. Transferring a drawing onto a bigger sheet of paper, I like to start with really faint lines, merely indicating the spaces a...”
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Course summary for: Cover Art Illustration with Pencil, Ink, and Digital Painting
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Adobe Photoshop -
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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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