Artistic Illustration: From Drawing to Digital - Illustration online course

Description

In this course, you will learn :

• How to use your imagination to create illustrations that both communicate and fascinate.
• Discover how to use charcoal as a versatile shading tool in your sketches.
• How to experiment with the viscosity of gouache paints and how they blend on toned paper.
• Before discussing colour and composition, consider how to get your creative juices flowing.
• Discover the basics of digital colouring and tonal adjustments. Before working with value corrections and colour adjustments, scan and import your work.
• How to save your image correctly in order to maximise its quality.

Syllabus:

1. Using Materials Creatively

• The Materials
• Using Charcoal in a Painterly Manner
• Gouache on Toned Paper
• Generating Creative Ideas
• Colour and Composition

 

2. Making the Illustration

• The Initial Sketch
• The Final Drawing
• Execution in Charcoal
• Gouache and Pasting

 

3. Adding Colour and Finishing Touches

• Scanning
• Value Corrections and Colour
• Saving Your Image
• Two Versions of an Image

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