Moody Digital Illustration

I really enjoy LoFi images and dream of making my own one day. When I saw Jim's course, I just had to sign up. I love the moodiness in his work.

An iPad Air, Apple Pro Pencil, and Procreate.

A blank page is terrifying. What I liked though, about this course is that everything went slowly. I can't tell you it was easy but I challenged myself to keep at it every day. The hardest for me was the shading and the most fun was the animation.

In the course, we are to make a rough sketch and then color it -- this helps in committing to a color palette and idea. Jim's use of midtones were so inspiring. I really have to work on color palettes! I must have come up with eight or so palettes and while I auditioned every one of them, they just weren't quite right. I wanted something not too muted but still something that gives a moody, chill vibe. It was the other morning when I looked out my window and took a photo of my shrubs/plants. I pulled those colors and just deepened them or lightened them to give me enough colors to play with.

Loved this course! I will continue to hone my skills: practice, practice, practice.