Digital Drawing in Procreate: Illustrate Your Favorite Decade
Gathering References for Color and Composition
A course by Cat Willett , Illustrator and Digital Artist
About the video: Gathering References for Color and Composition
Overview
“Since you have decided the decade you want to work with, in this lesson, I will show you how to break it down into recognizable visuals and start to do your research online, at a library, or by tapping into real objects you may have on hand. ”
In this video lesson Cat Willett addresses the topic: Gathering References for Color and Composition, which is part of the Domestika online course: Digital Drawing in Procreate: Illustrate Your Favorite Decade. Learn to use Procreate’s tools by creating illustrations inspired by your favorite era, while exploring color, highlights, shadows and effects.
Partial transcription of the video
“Gathering References for Color and Composition In the previous lesson, we talked about generating ideas, and in this lesson, we'll talk about gathering references for color and composition for your illustration. So starting to gather references takes a little bit of research. You can do research online, at a library, at a bookstore, or even just by looking at objects that you might have at home. This is a book I come back to time and time again. It's one of my favorite references. It's all about Japanese printmaking. Even though this book has nothing to do with '90s art or fashion or music,...”
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Course summary for: Digital Drawing in Procreate: Illustrate Your Favorite Decade
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Areas
Digital Drawing, Digital Illustration, Editorial Illustration, Traditional illustration
Cat Willett
A course by Cat Willett
Cat Willett is an illustrator and digital artist based in Brooklyn. Growing up in a creative household, she eventually earned a degree in printmaking at the University of Buffalo and went on to study illustration at the Fashion Institute of Technology. After working in a marketing job supporting other creatives, she decided to become a full-time freelance artist.
Cat’s nostalgic and whimsical artwork fuses historically inspired elements with flora and strong female figures. Her illustrations have been featured by Dr. Martens, Apple, Adobe, Spotify, Madison Square Garden, the Museum of Arts and Design, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and more. She is also the author and illustrator of the graphic biography Queen of Wands: The Story of Pamela Colman Smith, the Artist Behind the Rider-Waite Tarot Deck, published by Running Press.
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