…The next artist I'd like to share with you is Melanie Matthews. She's…based out of Melbourne, Australia. And she's,…an incredible illustrator. And the illustration you…see in front of you is a fantasy-based illustration she created for a story.…And Melanie's balance between color palette, composition.…And the detailing effects is handled incredibly…well in this example I'm showing you. One of the things she uses a lot is custom…brush textures in Illustrator. And if I zoom in…on some of the areas here. Like, we'll zoom…in on his wing. And the background of the sky. And you can see these use of…these custom brush textures. In the wing to handle…the shading, the halo around the moon, and then,…in the background, the gradation of the sky.…
You also see it throughout this illustration. She…uses it to handle the glow type effects…within the mouth, the shading on the head, so…on and so forth, and the legs. All…of these are custom brushes, including the shading…on the talons for the dragon itself. And.…It gives it a nice kind of hand-done illustrated…
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12/6/2013- Choosing a style
- Establishing primary and secondary light sources
- How lighting affects color
- Working with the color wheel
- Building a global color wheel
- Creating emotion through color
- Using gradient blends
- Spit detailing
- Using custom brushes
- Rounding detail with the VectorScribe plugin
- Adding depth
- Finding inspiration
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 18s
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Exercise files57s
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1. The Process
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Attention to details2m 20s
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Choosing a style2m 13s
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2. Lighting
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Understanding light1m 8s
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Drawing your light source3m 14s
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How lighting affects color7m 43s
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Artistic "lightcense"1m 44s
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3. Colors
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Coloring 1012m 39s
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The digital color wheel7m 36s
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The analog color wheel2m 18s
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Color dimension one: Hue5m 56s
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Color dimension two: Value9m 41s
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Base colors4m 5s
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Shadow colors6m 43s
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Highlight colors6m 47s
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4. Detailing Methods
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The method to the madness1m 30s
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Hot spots and deep shadows6m 39s
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Using custom brushes10m 41s
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5. Color Resource
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Color harvesting1m 12s
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6. Inspiration
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Inspiring illustrators2m 2s
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Conclusion
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Closing thoughts53s
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