Turning Personal Artwork into Commercial Illustrations

Transferring the Artwork into a Digital Space

A course by Sophie Mo , Tattoo Artist, Illustrator, and Graphic Designer

94% positive reviews (18)

800 students

Audio: English

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About the video: Transferring the Artwork into a Digital Space

Overview

“It's time to digitise the illustration! For a smooth transition of the work into a digital space, it's important to make sure that the artwork on paper is as clean as possible.”

In this video lesson Sophie Mo addresses the topic: Transferring the Artwork into a Digital Space, which is part of the Domestika online course: Turning Personal Artwork into Commercial Illustrations. Build a professional illustration portfolio by learning to give your artwork a commercial use by applying it to a variety of products.

Partial transcription of the video

“ Transferring the Artwork into a Digital Space In this lesson, we'll get our artwork ready to be placed into a digital space. Try to make sure your drawing is as clean as possible to prevent any dirty marks and pencil traces in the Photoshop file. You can work on that in Photoshop but it's a lot easier if the dirty marks are erased before it, especially if they're in softer colours as it will be harder to isolate. Let's get to it. Now that we have completed and scanned our drawing, we'll get it into Photoshop like I did here. Make sure that you scan it at the correct resolution, either 300...”

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Course summary for: Turning Personal Artwork into Commercial Illustrations

Level: Beginner
94% positive reviews (18)
800 students
5 units
16 lessons (1h 48m)
7 downloads

Category
Illustration, Marketing & Business
Software
Adobe Photoshop
Areas
Digital Illustration, Drawing, Ink Illustration, Portfolio Development

Sophie Mo

A course by Sophie Mo

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Tattoo Artist, Illustrator, and Graphic Designer

Sophie Mo is a London-based illustrator, designer, and tattoo artist. She specializes in blackwork tattoo design, taking inspiration from the worlds of cinematography, music, Japanese culture, and botanical-style Victorian illustration.

She is a tattoo artist at Parliament Tattoo in Finsbury Park, London. Her custom designs have been privately and commercially commissioned by brands like Airbnb, Microsoft, Squarespace, BBC Radio 6 Music, Major League Baseball, Andaz London/Hyatt, Bulleit Whiskey, REVLON, and more. In 2020, she won a D&AD wood pencil for best illustration across all magazines and newspapers.