3D & Animation for Editorial Illustration
Concept Sketches
A course by Simoul Alva , Visual designer
About the video: Concept Sketches
Overview
“Making a rough concept sketch which will be the blueprint for 3D execution. In this lesson, you will learn how to make a concept sketch in Photoshop using Wacom. ”
In this video lesson Simoul Alva addresses the topic: Concept Sketches, which is part of the Domestika online course: 3D & Animation for Editorial Illustration. Learn how to create 3D editorial illustrations, brainstorm ideas and how to make a concept sketch..
Partial transcription of the video
“In the last lesson, we translated words to an image. In this lesson, we're going to create concept sketches using Photoshop and a Wacom tablet. Let's get to it. So we're going to start by making our concept sketch. In Photoshop, we're going to open up Photoshop and say New File. I'm going to name my file Domestika Concept Sketch. So that it's easy for me to find it later. And then make sure the width is what I want it to be. It's 1500. Looks good. 1184 pixels looks good. The resolution looks good. And then I'm going to say Create. Now when I make my sketches, what I like to do is have a bac...”
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Course summary for: 3D & Animation for Editorial Illustration
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Category
3D & Animation -
Software
Adobe Photoshop, Substance Designer -
Areas
3D, 3D Animation, 3D Modeling, Animation

Simoul Alva
A course by Simoul Alva
Simoul Alva is a New York-based visual designer, art director, and illustrator renowned for her expertise in 3D design and storytelling. With a strong passion for narrative-driven visuals, Simoul has collaborated with prestigious clients such as The New York Times, Microsoft, Medium, and YouTube Music. Her work has received recognition from industry organizations including The One Club For Creativity, Art Directors Club, Forbes India, Type Directors Club, and D&AD.
Simoul's background as a visual designer greatly influences her approach to 3D design and allows her to effectively navigate creative briefs. Her intentional, playful, vivid, and malleable style adds a human quality to her 3D illustrations, making them truly captivating. Through this course, Simoul shares her expertise and guides students in developing their own unique style while exploring the art of visual storytelling using Adobe Substance 3D Stager and Photoshop.
- 122 students
- 12 lessons (1h 56m)
- 15 additional resources (6 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: English
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- Level: Beginner
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