Children's Book Illustration: A story in a moment
Blocking and Texturing Color 1
A course by mark hoffmann , Author and illustrator
About the video: Blocking and Texturing Color 1
Overview
“Next, you will focus on applying color in tonal blocks to help map out the overall image. The emphasis should be placed on the whole of the image and not the details. Those will come later!”
In this video lesson mark hoffmann addresses the topic: Blocking and Texturing Color 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Children's Book Illustration: A story in a moment. Learn how to create children's book illustrations that serve the narrative whilst telling its own tale..
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson, I'm going to be going over color blocking and texturing. Now I'm using a new palette here because my palette already got color in the center of it, and I want to make sure I have clean colors as I move forward. So I'm going to relay out my colors, small little dabs across the top here, and then I'm going to do some color blocking to initially set up this piece. Now I have graphite down right now that's a little dark. Sometimes I erase it, sometimes I don't, to get it to a level where it's not going to show through the paint in the end. But in this case, I'm going to let it b...”
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Course summary for: Children's Book Illustration: A story in a moment
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Acrylic Painting, Children's Illustration, Colored Pencil Drawing, Drawing, Picturebook, Traditional illustration
mark hoffmann
A course by mark hoffmann
Meet Mark Hoffmann, a talented author, illustrator, painter, and professor, who truly embodies a kid-at-heart spirit. With a career spanning nearly 20 years, Mark has collaborated with esteemed publishers and showcased his goofy and fun illustrations through various avenues. From editorial illustration to animation and gallery work, Mark's passion for storytelling through illustration is evident in his work.
Through his extensive teaching experience, Mark believes in the power of discovery and experimentation. In this course, he aims to emphasize the importance of thinking about each image as a story rather than just a part of one. Mark's hope is to impart his knowledge on how to approach text and ideas, allowing for multiple storytelling paths that captivate readers and enable artists to control the narrative direction.
With a wide range of accomplishments, including working on 13 picture books and winning numerous awards, Mark's artistic journey continues to evolve, making him the perfect mentor to guide you on your picture book illustration adventure.
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