Join Von Glitschka for an in-depth discussion in this video Texturizing your illustration, part of Drawing Vector Graphics: Color and Detail.
…As I've stated before, digital art, vector art specifically, can…come across at times as too clean, too perfect, and it can run the risk of…looking like computer generated art. Introducing…a real world attribute like texture into…a digital illustration, brings humanity to…vector artwork. Nothing beats the second law…of thermal dynamics when it comes to…imbuing an illustration with an authentic level…of organic flair. Using textures helps to…prevent the methodology of getting in the way…of the visual message of the illustration. So let's see how we can utilize textures…within our vector artwork. So we're gonna take a look at the illustration we…were colorizing earlier in this course. And…just a little more information about this project.…
Specifically it was an editorial illustration for an…article about the ethics of business, and how…you deal with other businessmen. And the title of that article was Burning…Conscious. So that's kind of the concept I was going for in terms of what I drew out,…and what I illustrated. At this point we have all…
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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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