Moody Digital Illustration with Procreate
Composition and Thumbnails
A course by Jim Spendlove , Illustrator
Joined January 2022
About the video: Composition and Thumbnails
Overview
“Finally, I'll show you how to use the mind map and reference images to create three small thumbnails.”
In this video lesson Jim Spendlove addresses the topic: Composition and Thumbnails, 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
“ Composition and Thumbnails In this lesson, I'll talk through the process of using Procreate to create three square thumbnail drawings. These will be really loose, really rough drawings, but it's just a way for us to work through a few ideas without any pressure on making it a full image. We want to go wrong in this image to figure out what we want to do. Each one of these thumbnail sketches should give us an idea of how we'll use foreground, midground, background to create depth in the image. Another thing that we want to do with these thumbnail sketches is make some decisions on characte...”
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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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