Digital Illustration: Find Your Voice through Art
Planning the Composition
A course by Lo Harris , Digital Artist and Educator
About the video: Planning the Composition
Overview
“A strong composition tells a story. Here, you will learn how to identify the main subject, which could be one character, many characters, an object or a particular phrase. Whatever it is, consider how you want to make it prominent and distinct in the composition. ”
In this video lesson Lo Harris addresses the topic: Planning the Composition, which is part of the Domestika online course: Digital Illustration: Find Your Voice through Art. Learn how to create digital artwork that amplifies your ideas and values using Procreate.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Planning the Composition In this lesson, I'll talk about planning your composition. Compositioning is important, as it tells your viewer how they should relate to the subjects that you include in your piece. One thing to keep in mind is something like scale. If you look at a piece like this, there's only one character and she is prominent. She feels, in a way, larger than life compared to the rest of the composition and that should tell the viewer that this is an important figure. Another thing to keep in mind is positioning and framing. When you have a composition and you have various ch...”
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Course summary for: Digital Illustration: Find Your Voice through Art
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Digital Illustration, Drawing, Traditional illustration
Lo Harris
A course by Lo Harris
Lo Harris is a professional artist, educator, and children’s book illustrator based in New York City. Lo earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from Northwestern University before becoming a visual journalist for publications including The New York Times and NBC News. It was there that Lo discovered her passion for social issues—which culminated in the Justice illustration that kick-started her artistic career.
Lo has worked with high-profile clients including Ellen DeGeneres, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Amazon, Old Navy, Hulu, VH1, Bombay Sapphire, The United Nations, and even created the artwork for GIPHY’s coverage of the 2020 presidential elections. She also sells her artwork via her website.
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