Moody Digital Illustration with Procreate
References and Mood Board
A course by Jim Spendlove , Illustrator
Joined January 2022
About the video: References and Mood Board
Overview
“Here, I'll explain the process of creating a mood board on Pinterest for a specific project based on the mind map created in the last lesson. This is good practice for client projects because you can have multiple people contributing. ”
In this video lesson Jim Spendlove addresses the topic: References and Mood Board, which is part of the Domestika online course: Moody Digital Illustration with Procreate. Explore composition, line work, color, and overlays to create atmospheric artwork that tells a story.
Partial transcription of the video
“ References and Mood Board In this lesson, I'll explain the process of gathering reference images and building a mood board based on the mind map we made before. This is good practice for personal projects but also for client projects. You can create these mood boards, keep your ideas in one place, and also you can have multiple people contributing to them. Now I'd say the hardest part is done, so well done for coming this far. You've got an idea. What I've done is I've gone on Pinterest and I've created a new board for this specific artwork, and I've saved some of these images here. These...”
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Course summary for: Moody Digital Illustration with Procreate
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Areas
Digital Drawing, Digital Illustration, Narrative, Sketchbook, Traditional illustration

Jim Spendlove
A course by Jim Spendlove
Jim Spendlove is a UK-based freelance illustrator who specializes in cover art. As a child, he loved to draw, recreating artwork from his favorite comics, Beano and Dandy, and even having his work featured at the age of 11. He went on to study art at college, and later, fine art at university where he combined his experience with traditional techniques with digital tools. Inspired by his passion for hip-hop, Jim decided to focus on creating cover art, expanding his portfolio, and attracting commissions on Instagram.
Since then, he’s worked for Lofi Records, Chillpop Music, and a number of independent artists. He also creates loop animations for social media and YouTube and sells his work online.
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