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In this course, you will learn :
- By combining modern art tools with traditional ink techniques, you can experiment with "tradigital" illustration.
- Learn how to use Photoshop's digital tools to personalise the balanced compositions of Japanese art.
- Learn about the tools and materials required for the course. introduces you to the anatomy of traditional Japanese arts and design
- Before digitising, enhancing, and printing the sketches, learn how to create thumbnails of them.
- Trace your thumbnail onto watercolour paper before illustrating with traditional inking methods.
- demonstrates how to create texture for the final project using acrylic gesso, oil pastels, and graphite powder. It's time to bring both pieces from this unit into Photoshop, combine them, and colourize them.
- Finally, discover how to format your document for print, web, and social media. Finish the course by learning some tricks for enjoying the illustration process.
Syllabus :
1. How to Prepare
- Getting Started
- Tools and Materials
- Traditional Japanese Art and Design: The Anatomy
2. Production
- Creating a Sketch from Thumbnails
- Digital Manipulation and Image Tracing
- Using Traditional Methods: Pen and Ink on Paper
- Using Traditional Methods: Oil Pastels
- The Digital Stage: Adding Color
3. What Next?
- Prepping the File for Print
- Preparing to Share the Illustration Online
- Final Tips: Enjoying the Process
