Traditional and digital illustration: Create fantastic art step by step

Illustration: Traditional and Digital Painting Techniques

“Thank you so much for joining me and working alongside me to create a beautiful piece of art. I hope you’ve enjoyed my techniques and discover exciting new ways to paint and create. For your course project, I encourage you to make your own personal artwork! That way your imagination will take the lead. Let me show you how I would like to see the process of your artwork: The Mood Board and the Ideas Generate ideas based on a mood board and your own inspirations.

Textures Create textures using paint, photographs, and mixed media materials on high quality paper. Linework and Value Create the linework on top of your sketch, add value and color. Textures and Details Apply textures using various layer modes and masking layers, building up to a finished piece. The Illustration Print your piece out after generating test sheets. Use a clean table and apply embellishments with metallic gouache or watercolor. While making your project, don¿t forget to get weird, experiment and explore! Remember, things aren’t always what they seem. Play around to expand the possibilities of your artwork. Once the project it's ready, please, post it in the forum so that can see and enjoy your journey. I will be giving you some feedback as soon as I can. But in the meanwhile, interact with other’s work! Share your thoughts and ideas, but remember to be respectful. See you on the forum! ”

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“Thank you so much for joining me and working alongside me to create a beautiful piece of art. I hope you've enjoyed my techniques and discovering exciting new ways to paint and create. For your final project, here are some recommendations. Aim for abstraction. Try to avoid patterns and strong shapes to ensure the texture can be blended seamlessly. Look around you. There are lots of textures in your everyday life and surroundings. Get weird, experiment, and don't hesitate to explore new colors or materials. Combining them can lead to happy accidents. Remember, things aren't always what they ...”

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Course summary for: Traditional and digital illustration: Create fantastic art step by step

• Level: Beginner
• 38 students
• 4 units
• 23 lessons (5h 8m)
• 11 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Software

  Adobe Photoshop

• Areas

  Artistic Drawing, Digital Illustration, Drawing, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting