Watercolor Techniques for Comic Book Covers
The Initial Wash: Setting the Tone and the Light Source 1
A course by Tony Moy , Mixed-Media Artist
About the video: The Initial Wash: Setting the Tone and the Light Source 1
Overview
“With light washes, this lesson will focus on setting the overall lighting structure for the artwork. The decisions you make at this stage will affect the final painting. Therefore, you must constantly consider the color/tone of your shadows and highlights. Let's do some exercises together! ”
In this video lesson Tony Moy addresses the topic: The Initial Wash: Setting the Tone and the Light Source 1 , which is part of the Domestika online course: Watercolor Techniques for Comic Book Covers. Paint dynamic and engaging comic book covers using watercolors and bring them to life through digital post-production.
Partial transcription of the video
“ The Initial Wash Congratulations. You made it to unit three, where we're going to start messing around with colors. If you've gotten into watercolors like I did, that's what we're all here for. And so just as a small recap, every step that we've taken has helped us gain confidence in what we're painting and drawing, so that is the most important part of heading into this final step. Making sure that we're confident with our decisions, both from a structural standpoint, the drawings and thumbnails we've done, as well as a value standpoint, understanding our light sources to directions that...”
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Course summary for: Watercolor Techniques for Comic Book Covers
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Character Design, Comic, Drawing, Watercolor Painting
Tony Moy
A course by Tony Moy
Tony Moy is a mixed-media comic and fantasy artist based in Chicago who specializes in watercolor. He first began creating comic book art at a young age, but went on to study pre-med biology and business. Tony later began showcasing his work at conventions and posting on social media, and eventually left his job to become a full-time artist in 2019.
Since then, he’s worked on titles including Batman, Dungeons and Dragons, and The X-Files, and collaborated with companies including Zenescope, and IDW, among other publishing houses. Tony also has over 10 years of experience teaching art and design at institutions like the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
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