Colorful Digital Illustration in Procreate
Choosing Your Subject: Research and References
A course by Bett Norris , Digital Illustrator
About the video: Choosing Your Subject: Research and References
Overview
“In this lesson, you will choose a subject for your piece. I will support you in collecting references of items to include in your background.”
In this video lesson Bett Norris addresses the topic: Choosing Your Subject: Research and References, which is part of the Domestika online course: Colorful Digital Illustration in Procreate. Develop your illustration skills by exploring digital drawing exercises and create a vibrant scene filled with texture and depth.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson, you will choose the subject of your piece and collect references to use in your piece. The subject of your piece can be anyone you like. It can be a family member or a friend or someone you admire perhaps, like an artist, author or musician. The piece I'll be doing as an example is part of a series. different people in their environments. I'm going to show you a couple here. Um, this one here is a family member of mine. This is my dad. And I depicted him. reading a book, in a room surrounded by some first favourite things. So for example, There's the record player because he...”
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Course summary for: Colorful Digital Illustration in Procreate
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Areas
Digital Drawing, Digital Illustration, Drawing, Traditional illustration

Bett Norris
A course by Bett Norris
Bett Noris is a freelance illustrator based in Bristol, UK. She studied illustration at the University of West England, and describes her transition into working digitally as a “lightbulb moment” in her career. From there, Bett applied her expertise in illustration to creative digital software, and began building her client list.
She has since collaborated with clients across the publishing, advertising and editorial industries including Airbnb, Waitrose, Avon, The Bristish Red Cross, Stylist Magazine, Ocado, Boots, The New York Times, The Telegraph Callisto, Calvin Klein, Avon, and Harper Collins.
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