Atmospheric Painting in Procreate: From Concept to Color
Selecting the Scene and References
A course by Deb JJ Lee , Illustrator
About the video: Selecting the Scene and References
Overview
“Once you have a firm grasp of the tools, it's time to begin the creative process. In this lesson, I will teach you how to differentiate between inspiration, referencing, and copying. You will learn how to extrapolate from pre-existing imagery to expand your visual vocabulary and create your own references.”
In this video lesson Deb JJ Lee addresses the topic: Selecting the Scene and References, 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
“ Selecting the Scene and References Previously, you learned how to use Procreate. In this lesson, we will be figuring out how to find inspiration and references. Inspiration vs Reference vs Copying Let's talk about the differences between inspiration, references, and straight-up copying. Inspiration is media that makes you think about drawing. It's any kind of media that makes you want to incorporate anything from that into your own work to some degree. That could be your favorite artists, any cool drawings, movies, books, basically anything. Reference is something that shares the elements...”
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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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