Lowbrow Illustration: Go Back to the Past in Style
The halftone plot 1
A course by Ink Bad Company , Illustration Studio
About the video: The halftone plot 1
Overview
“I explain what that bunch of dots are and what they were used for. We answer a very sensible question: beyond the decorative, does it make sense to continue using them? Finally we prepare our own frames and teach you how to apply them using a digital variant of the Screentone technique - the mechanical frames traditionally used in the comic. ”
In this video lesson Ink Bad Company addresses the topic: The halftone plot 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Lowbrow Illustration: Go Back to the Past in Style. Create retro-inspired illustrations with analog and digital techniques.
Partial transcription of the video
“The halftone plot. Hi, homies. Our illustration is ready for a little hand of digital color, but before starting I want to dedicate a couple of lessons to tell you some resources that I use frequently in my way of coloring. You will have noticed those little colored dots in the publications of years ago. It's the halftone plot, in English "halftone", a reprographic technique that, based on the CMYK color model, simulates a continuous color tone through optical illusion with the superposition of these dots in different size, angle and distance. These frames were obtained mechanically through...”
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Course summary for: Lowbrow Illustration: Go Back to the Past in Style
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Areas
Ink Illustration, Screen Printing, Traditional illustration
Ink Bad Company
A course by Ink Bad Company
JC Guerrero is an illustrator based in Valencia, Spain. Under the name Ink Bad Company, his studio and alter ego, he has crafted a highly distinctive style with retro, pop-culture references and bursts of color. Growing up as a millennial in a small town near Jaén, Spain, he unwittingly began mixing an eclectic cocktail of references through his exposure to pop culture, creating a mental collection that would later serve him well throughout his career.
Around 2012, he began studying media culture and applying halftone patterns to his illustrations, reaching a turning point that gave rise to the stylized illustrations we see today. He preserves the magic of analog art, pouring all his creativity onto the blank page and embracing the quirky imperfections of handcrafted pieces. JC has worked for internationally renowned clients like Variety, Martini, Ray-Ban, and Under Armour, among others, creating illustrations and posters in the fields of advertising, editorial content creation, packaging design, and music.
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