Fantasy and Science Fiction Digital Illustration
Light and Shadows
A course by Nimrod Villar , Digital Illustrator and Concept Artist
About the video: Light and Shadows
Overview
“In this lesson we will give more volume to our base colors with light and shadow. We will see the direction in which the light will come and how it will be projected on our characters and elements. ”
In this video lesson Nimrod Villar addresses the topic: Light and Shadows, which is part of the Domestika online course: Fantasy and Science Fiction Digital Illustration. Learn to tell stories through an image and create incredible scenes with Clip Studio Paint.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson we will establish the light and shadow in the illustration. So let's do it. The tools I will use at this stage will be the Pen, the Gradient Brush, or Airbrush, of the Soft type, and also the Cross hatching brushes that we have used in the inking. We will use these for details in the painting. Before painting, I will define the light sources that will be in the illustration. Based on these, I will generate my shadows. The main light source will be the sun and the hour will be more or less in the afternoon, so the sun will be oriented in a corner of the illustration. This will...”
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Course summary for: Fantasy and Science Fiction Digital Illustration
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Category
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Software
Clip Studio Paint -
Areas
Digital Illustration, Traditional illustration

Nimrod Villar
A course by Nimrod Villar
Heber Villar studied information systems and computing, but when he finished his degree, he decided to venture into the world of illustration. He took a self-taught approach and learned to illustrate through video tutorials and art blogs.
He currently works as an illustrator and concept artist for publishing and film projects.
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