Exploring Illustration: Manual and Digital Techniques

Composition: playing with shapes

A course by Larissa Ribeiro , Ilustradora e artista gráfica

Ilustradora e artista gráfica. São Paulo, Brazil.
Joined December 2021
100% positive reviews (1)
54 students
Audio: Portuguese, English
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About the video: Composition: playing with shapes

Overview

“In this step, I'll show you the process I use to do a lot of testing and experimentation. You'll see a brief summary of my creative process with the shapes and textures I created. Keep in mind that the results you'll see are the product of many attempts, and it's normal to take time to discover the shapes you like best. ”

In this video lesson Larissa Ribeiro addresses the topic: Composition: playing with shapes, which is part of the Domestika online course: Exploring Illustration: Manual and Digital Techniques. Create dynamic illustrations combining manual and digital techniques, exploring creativity and overcoming the fear of the blank sheet.

Partial transcription of the video

“In this class. i'll blend shapes. textures. and colors to bring my illustration to life. So I'm here with my supply file open. Could you please show me the timeline for better navigation? Also. keep the layers panel visible to with organizing and viewing the layers that need to be copied. And my color palette is also organized in my library now. So now it's time to start my actual composition. I'm going to... Open a new file I'll select an A3 format. as it's the format I want to print my illustration on. I'll check here if the resolution is correct at 300 dpi. keep the colors in RGB. and cr...”

This transcript is automatically generated, so it may contain mistakes.


Course summary for: Exploring Illustration: Manual and Digital Techniques

  • Level: Beginner
  • 100% positive reviews (1)
  • 54 students
  • 4 units
  • 15 lessons (2h 2m)
  • 3 downloads
  • Category

    Illustration
  • Software

    Adobe Photoshop
  • Areas

    Colored Pencil Drawing, Digital Illustration, Drawing, Ink Illustration, Pencil Drawing, Traditional illustration

Larissa Ribeiro

Larissa Ribeiro
A course by Larissa Ribeiro

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Ilustradora e artista gráfica

Larissa Ribeiro é ilustradora e artista gráfica. Cofundadora do Estúdio Rebimboca em São Paulo, desenvolve projetos visuais voltados a temas como direitos humanos, meio ambiente, ciência e cultura. Integra também o coletivo Sabichinho, grupo que cria livros infantis com participação ativa das crianças no processo criativo, tendo obras publicadas pela Companhia das Letrinhas e traduzidas em diversos países. Seus trabalhos incluem colaborações com organizações como UNICEF, Instituto Alana e veículos como TV Globo, UOL e O Estado de São Paulo.

Sua produção mistura técnicas manuais e digitais, combinando colagem, desenho e pintura para criar imagens expressivas e acessíveis. Adota uma abordagem experimental, rejeitando a ideia de um estilo único em favor de processos intuitivos e improvisados. Já teve ilustrações selecionadas pela Fundação Nacional do Livro Infantil e Juvenil para representar o Brasil na Feira do Livro Infantil de Bolonha. Larissa propõe uma prática artística que valoriza o gesto e a liberdade criativa, buscando formas de democratizar o acesso à ilustração e mostrar que qualquer pessoa pode construir um vocabulário visual próprio.


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  • 15 lessons (2h 2m)
  • 15 additional resources (3 files)
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  • Audio: Portuguese, English
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Exploring Illustration: Manual and Digital Techniques. Illustration course by Larissa Ribeiro

Exploring Illustration: Manual and Digital Techniques

A course by Larissa Ribeiro
Ilustradora e artista gráfica. São Paulo, Brazil.
Joined December 2021
  • 100% positive reviews (1)
  • 54 students