Expressive Line Work in Illustration

Overview

“In this stage I will show you how I use spirals to create shapes and give movement in my illustration.”

In this video lesson Carlos Arrojo addresses the topic: Outline 3, which is part of the Domestika online course: Expressive Line Work in Illustration. Discover the possibilities of the line to create illustrations that are visually appealing and dynamic.

Partial transcription of the video

“LAYOUT I will continue with the figures, I go now with the jellyfish. I open a cape for the jellyfish. Note that there are some snails here. I will explain how I make these snails. First I select the layer. I choose this color, for example. This kind of snails or spirals I use a lot in my work to make the movement of the water, to draw clouds and many times also to make the termination of the lines, to give movement to that ending. Since the rest of the lines are just diagonal, first I will draw this diagonal and I will give it the thickness. I give it the curve. To make the spiral I am goi...”

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Course summary for: Expressive Line Work in Illustration

• Level: Beginner
• 99% positive reviews (102)
• 1456 students
• 4 units
• 19 lessons (3h 22m)
• 11 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Software

  Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop

• Areas

  Digital Drawing, Digital Illustration, Traditional illustration