Digital Illustration Applied to Products
Contours and shadows. Part 1
A course by Guacala Studio , Graphic Designers and Illustrators
About the video: Contours and shadows. Part 1
Overview
“To start this process of defining the project we will start showing you the initial preparation of the file, for this we are going to give you some tips for you to work on a Photoshop file with the optimal characteristics for a work of good final appearance. Then we will continue giving you some tips to configure the brush tool in order to obtain an optimal invoice result, in that process we are adding some additional details that will define the final appearance of each of the elements. At the end, we will choose some areas of the illustration to add hard shadows, with this we will obtain a set of interesting planes and volumes in sight. ”
In this video lesson Guacala Studio addresses the topic: Contours and shadows. Part 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Digital Illustration Applied to Products. Combine characters, lettering, and illustrated elements to create unique compositions from beginning to end.
Partial transcription of the video
“With Andrés' sketch ready. we'll focus on outlining and shading our characters in this lesson. Let's begin by setting up the scoring system. Let's start. For this. we are going to define the scores. with which we will work on these lines Initially. we will create a new layer to begin our work effectively. In this new layer. we'll apply a gray paint. adding depth and enhancing the visual effect. This layer will sit between our sketch and the characters in line form. providing an opacity effect on characters. It helps in maintaining a consistent look. enhancing the visual depth and clarity of...”
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Course summary for: Digital Illustration Applied to Products
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Digital Illustration, Graphic Design, Traditional illustration
Guacala Studio
A course by Guacala Studio
Sebastián Sanchez and Andrés Bolaños are graphic designers and the creators of Guacala Studio. They produce both analog and digital illustrations and work making murals, modifying objects, and promoting workshops of different artistic and creative disciplines for adults and children.
They have been in the profession for over a decade and have worked for brands such as Croop, Border Skateboards, Scummy Bears, Soho Colombia, and American Socks, among others. Their specialty is the creation of fun, nineties-style characters, focusing mainly on illustration for the development of youth products for different brands in Poland, Mexico, and USA. They have also had the opportunity to show their work in Ecuador and Venezuela and have taken part in exhibitions, collaborations, and editorial projects in other countries.
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