Atmospheric Painting in Procreate: From Concept to Color
Detailing the Sketch 2
A course by Deb JJ Lee , Illustrator
About the video: Detailing the Sketch 2
Overview
“Let's continue bulking out the initial sketch! Once I've established the general composition and the placement of objects, I will start to clarify the details. Little by little, the linework will display more intention. ”
In this video lesson Deb JJ Lee addresses the topic: Detailing the Sketch 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
“ Detailing the Sketch If there's something in the way, get rid of it. My advice for this stage is to work fast. If you feel, "Why is this here?" erase it, you don't need it right now. Maybe you'll never need it. I'm looking for more inspiration. I like this. If you look here, there's a third level, but you can barely see it. That's also my inspiration. This is what I would use a photo reference for. I'm flipping the canvas. How's this looking? There's a ton of stretching space right here. I want to do something with that. I'll start adding activity here. Something that breaks up this direc...”
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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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