Digital Illustration Applied to Products
Contours and shadows. Part 5
A course by Guacala Studio , Graphic Designers and Illustrators
About the video: Contours and shadows. Part 5
Overview
“Here we will begin to work in the shadows of the character of the drink, we will explain how to highlight details and see effects with the eraser to soften the strokes.”
In this video lesson Guacala Studio addresses the topic: Contours and shadows. Part 5, 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
“about the shadows of our character We'll disable all layers to focus on the drink character. ensuring clarity in our design process. Next. with all outlines. detail lines. external and main contours organized in our folder. we'll proceed to create two new layers. This step is crucial as it allows us to build upon the existing structure We will place them at the back. and our first layer will be the silhouette layer. I always use white to define this layer. which acts as our character's background. And we will use another layer for the shadows. Moving to the outer contour layer. we'll use th...”
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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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