Guided Course: Create an editorial image with acrylic paint
Working Sketch
A guided course by Jon Berkeley , Illustrator and Author
About the video: Working Sketch
Overview
“Now that you have your reference material assembled, it’s time to make a working sketch. This is where you refine the composition, and make sure it’s as clear and impactful as possible. You might also choose to rough in some shadows to ensure that your choice of lighting will work. ”
In this video lesson Jon Berkeley addresses the topic: Working Sketch, which is part of the Domestika online course: Guided Course: Create an editorial image with acrylic paint. Create editorial illustrations using acrylic paint, from concept sketches to final touches, mastering composition and color techniques.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson, we're going to make our working sketch This is the sketch that we're going to be creating the painting from the finished illustration. And this is a good opportunity to try slight variations on the composition, make sure it's as good as it possibly can be. This is also the good stage to make your mistakes and to correct them and get the sketch as close as possible to the finished composition that you want. First, we're going to talk a little bit about the size of the actual artwork. We've already seen the template that we're going to be working to. when you're actually doing...”
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Course summary for: Guided Course: Create an editorial image with acrylic paint
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Acrylic Painting, Creativity, Painting, Traditional illustration

Jon Berkeley
A guided course by Jon Berkeley
Jon Berkeley is an Irish illustrator and children’s author who has worked in the field for almost three decades and traveled to places like London, Sydney, Hong Kong, and Barcelona for illustration work. His passion for illustration began in his youth during the vinyl era, amazed by the artwork that adorned his favorite album covers, prompting him to further his intrigue and study Fine Art in Dublin, Ireland.
Most of his work is for editorial clients in major news and current affairs magazines like L’Express, The New Statesman, Volkskrant, The Economist, and others. He also works on major advertising campaigns and illustrates book jackets, packaging, as well as commissioned portraits for clients like Ted Baker, Vodafone, and Smirnoff.
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