Nature-inspired Patterns: From Sketch to Photoshop
Manual coloring 1
A course by Frederique Vernillet , Illustrator
Joined April 2021
About the video: Manual coloring 1
Overview
“Color can help you give life to your drawings, for this it is very important to choose your colored universe! In this lesson, you will see how to put color on your drawing. ”
In this video lesson Frederique Vernillet addresses the topic: Manual coloring 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Nature-inspired Patterns: From Sketch to Photoshop. Learn to use Photoshop, fineliners, and colored pencils to transform a detailed drawing into a beautiful repeating pattern inspired by nature.
Partial transcription of the video
“Manual coloring Now that we've finished the drawing and inking part, we are going to tackle a new lesson: coloring. Before getting started, you have to think about the global universe of drawing. To think of color is to think of light. What type of light do we want to highlight? Let's choose to draw a warm or cold universe, to draw on a white background or on a dark background. This will determine the color treatment. So the same blue out of a tube of paint will not appear the same color placed on a white background as black. Depending on the brightness and color of the background, the perc...”
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Course summary for: Nature-inspired Patterns: From Sketch to Photoshop
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Botanical Illustration, Drawing, Pattern Design, Pencil Drawing, Traditional illustration

Frederique Vernillet
A course by Frederique Vernillet
Frédérique Vernillet is an illustrator based in Paris. Fascinated by living forms, she has been drawing since she was old enough to hold a pencil. Later, she trained in textile design, where she mastered working with digital tools.
Her lavish illustrations show great precision and give animals and vegetation the spotlight. Thanks to her talent, the artist has dressed the windows of Printemps Haussmann, in addition to collaborating with major public and private brands including Ikea, L'Occitane, and La Poste and illustrating a book on birds: L'art d'être un oiseau.
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