Moody Digital Illustration with Procreate
Adding Shadow
A course by Jim Spendlove , Illustrator
Joined January 2022
Joined January 2022
About the video: Adding Shadow
Overview
“The next step is to add shadow to the colours using the rough sketch to determine where the light source is. By the end of this lesson, you will understand how helpful the decisions you make earlier can be.”
In this video lesson Jim Spendlove addresses the topic: Adding Shadow, 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
“ Adding Shadow In this lesson, we will use our rough sketch and where we put our light source on the rough sketch to start adding some shadow to our coloured layer. Usually, I'd use a Multiply layer for this, so I will show you how to add a layer above your colour image to start adding some shadow. Now we have our coloured image. Hopefully, you're looking at your illustration now and it's starting to come together and look something like a final. The only problem is it is completely void of texture and depth, so what we will do is add some shadow. The main thing now to consider is where yo...”
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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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