Visual Development: Illustrate Imaginary Settings
Initial Research and Inspiration 2
A course by Lara Pickle , Visual Development Artist
About the video: Initial Research and Inspiration 2
Overview
“I will complete my mood board by adding notes and comments on the images I have selected. It is important to understand what elements of each image are the ones that stand out and will be used as a reference for the project. ”
In this video lesson Lara Pickle addresses the topic: Initial Research and Inspiration 2, which is part of the Domestika online course: Visual Development: Illustrate Imaginary Settings. Learn the creative process behind illustrating visual environments for storytelling, from the initial idea to the final composition.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Initial Research and Inspiration The next part of the process mainly consists of adding more notes by understanding individually which elements of each picture make it stand out for us. I'll choose the dry brush and I will try to find a colour that will be clearly visible. I'll also create another layer. You can name it whatever you want, I'll name it "Notes 2." With this, we begin. Don't be afraid to draw on top of the images. We just need to think about the elements that we want to incorporate into our final project, elements that will be interesting to see and will tell the character's...”
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Course summary for: Visual Development: Illustrate Imaginary Settings
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Category
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Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Concept Art, Digital Drawing, Digital Illustration, Drawing

Lara Pickle
A course by Lara Pickle
Larisa Bumb, better known as Lara Pickle, is a Spanish-Romanian visual development artist based in the UK. Inspired by the cartoons of her childhood, she always knew she wanted to draw for a living. Although she studied animation, she found that her passion lay elsewhere in the industry. She loves the behind-the-scenes work of developing characters and the environments they live in, as it gives her the freedom to explore her imagination and tell stories through her art.
Over the course of her career, Lara has developed designs for animated shows like Nickelodeon’s Pony, Netflix’s Dead End: Paranormal Park, Nella the Princess Knight, and Powerbirds, as well as the musical P.S. I’m a Terrible Person and the comic Kajko and Kokosz. She has also published her own graphic novel Estoy fatal, gracias.
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