Manga Illustration with Procreate
My Illustrations and What Is behind Them: Composition and Color Palette
A course by Liya , Artist
About the video: My Illustrations and What Is behind Them: Composition and Color Palette
Overview
“Now we come to my illustrations in specific. I will go into more detail about what is actually behind a finished work and analyze it using a few examples. ”
In this video lesson Liya addresses the topic: My Illustrations and What Is behind Them: Composition and Color Palette, which is part of the Domestika online course: Manga Illustration with Procreate. Learn to illustrate atmospheric scenes inspired by manga, from composition and character design to line art and shading.
Partial transcription of the video
“So. in this lesson. we will now focus on my illustrations specifically. I will explain to you in using some examples and works. what really goes into a finished illustration and analyze it. This lesson's guiding question is how to encourage viewers to examine a picture closely and develop a coherent narrative from it. Let's explore this concept. Let's start with composition. as a brief disclaimer. I personally work more intuitively and by feel. rather than theoretically. However. i still think it's important that you know the basics. which is why I’m delving a bit into theory. In art. compo...”
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Course summary for: Manga Illustration with Procreate
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Category
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Software
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Areas
Character Design, Comic, Digital Drawing, Digital Illustration, Manga, Traditional illustration

Liya
A course by Liya
Liya Weng, better known as Mochipanko, is a Hamburg-based artist. Although she studied interior design, her passion for creative drawing quickly rerouted her onto a career path as a freelance illustrator, designer, and tattoo artist. Her style is heavily influenced by Japanese culture and art, especially manga and anime, which she's loved since she was a child.
As a result of these influences, her art often transmits a sense of calm, warmth, and nostalgia. Her personal projects include illustrations, comics, merchandise, and tattoos, which she sells through her online shop as well as at manga and anime fairs or events. The bulk of her clients belong to the gaming industry and her illustrations have seen wide-spread use, from the cover of a soundtrack for a Bandai Namco game to background images for Steam profiles.
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