Atmospheric Painting in Procreate: From Concept to Color
Influences
A course by Deb JJ Lee , Illustrator
About the video: Influences
Overview
“In this lesson, I will point to some of the artists, media, and experiences that influence my work. You will learn what I drew from these inspirations and how they contributed to my own aesthetic and approach. ”
In this video lesson Deb JJ Lee addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Atmospheric Painting in Procreate: From Concept to Color. Learn to follow your artistic intuition to create atmospheric illustrations by experimenting with concepts, color, and composition.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Influences Hey, everyone, now you know a bit more about me. In this lesson, I'll be talking about my influences in illustration. The first section that I'll be talking about is mostly based on Art Nouveau and Art Deco, starting with Koloman Moser. What I like most about Koloman Moser's work is that you have these curves and lines that seem random at first, but when you look at them, they're very intentional. You have a lot of limited color palettes and that's something I try to imitate in my work. For example, if something looks like it should be a circle, then I make it a circle. That is...”
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Course summary for: Atmospheric Painting in Procreate: From Concept to Color
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Digital Drawing, Digital Illustration, Editorial Illustration

Deb JJ Lee
A course by Deb JJ Lee
Deborah Lee is a Korean illustrator based in Brooklyn, NY. During the last year of their design degree at Carnegie Mellon University, they realized that drawing was their true passion and spent the years after graduating developing their portfolio while working as a UX designer in Silicon Valley. In 2020, Deb made the leap to a full-time freelancing career. As a self-taught illustrator, they rely on both technique and intuition to create art with a strong emotional charge.
Deb has collaborated with brands such as Google, Facebook, Lyft, LinkedIn, and Procreate, as well as media outlets like New York Times, The Washington Post, NPR, and PBS. In the editorial field, they have illustrated for publishers including HarperCollins, Macmillan, and Simon and Schuster. They also wrote their own graphic memoir, IN LIMBO, and has been awarded for their work by the Society of Illustrators and Adobe.
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