Atmospheric Painting in Procreate: From Concept to Color
How to Overcome Creative Blocks
A course by Deb JJ Lee , Illustrator
About the video: How to Overcome Creative Blocks
Overview
“Creative droughts are a reality faced by every artist. I will teach you some ways to overcome these blocks and manage the periods of burnout. ”
In this video lesson Deb JJ Lee addresses the topic: How to Overcome Creative Blocks, 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
“ How to Overcome Creative Blocks You've learned about the business of illustration. In this lesson, we'll talk about how to overcome art block. It happens (a lot!!) Art block. It happens a lot. It's a part of life. Sometimes you get burnt out and need a break. I like to think about Studio Ghibli's "Kiki's Delivery Service" where Kiki breaks her broom. She can't do her thing anymore and it was a huge part of her identity. At some point in the movie she chills out. There's a good quote from one of her friends who says, "Take long walks, look at the scenery, doze off at noon." Basically, taki...”
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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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