Imaginative Character Illustration with Watercolor
Editing in Photoshop 1
A course by Emma Thrussell , Illustrator
About the video: Editing in Photoshop 1
Overview
“In this lesson, I will teach you how to edit and refine your character in Adobe Photoshop. I'll start by adjusting colours and levels with the ‘Levels Tool’. Then I will erase any scratches or dirt that may have appeared during the scan, before moving on to refining the illustration itself.”
In this video lesson Emma Thrussell addresses the topic: Editing in Photoshop 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Imaginative Character Illustration with Watercolor. Learn how to create fun illustrated characters from your imagination using watercolors and drawing techniques.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Editing in Photoshop In this lesson, I'll be editing the final illustration into Photoshop. To edit this in Photoshop, I scanned it using a scanner. I scanned it with a high DPI, which means dots per inch. I scanned it at 600 DPI. Although that's fairly high, you only need to scan it at either 300 if you're doing it for print or 150 if you are using it for online or desktop. If you can't scan or don't want to scan it for the computer like so, you can take a picture with a high-resolution camera like a DSLR or you can take a flat lay of your image with a camera phone and you can upload tha...”
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Course summary for: Imaginative Character Illustration with Watercolor
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Category
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Areas
Character Design, Children's Illustration, Drawing, Painting, Watercolor Painting

Emma Thrussell
A course by Emma Thrussell
Emma Thrussell is a freelance illustrator based in South-East London. After spending her childhood drawing monsters, Emma realized her passion was for character creation and illustration. Emma attained a degree in Animation from Ravensbourne University before discovering her biggest passion of all—watercolors.
Emma’s watercolor artwork has been featured in magazines including Reader's Digest, Pianist, Your Dog and Your Cat. Emma sells greetings cards and prints her work through her online shop. She has also created a wide range of children’s activity trails with clients including Museum of the Home and Orleans House Gallery.
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