Atmospheric Painting in Procreate: From Concept to Color
Effective Compositions 2
A course by Deb JJ Lee , Illustrator
About the video: Effective Compositions 2
Overview
“Now that you have a good grasp of the theory, it's time to choose your story or film. In the second part of this lesson, I will continue to guide you in making fast, low-fidelity sketches to show basic emotion and storytelling. ”
In this video lesson Deb JJ Lee addresses the topic: Effective Compositions 2 , 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
“ Effective Compositions Let's make another thumbnail. This one will be less so about something looming over space perhaps, and maybe something... I was inspired or I love the scene of the masquerade where everyone is wearing their wild costumes. I chose "Phantom of the Opera" also because I recently went to Paris and I got to take a bunch of pictures at the Palais Garnier, which is the opera house where "Phantom of the Opera" takes place, and since this is my picture, I can use it. It's always good to have your references handy. Since it's my picture, I can base it off of this as much as I...”
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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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