…All the methods I'm gonna be going over in the…detailing chapter all work together. Think of it as a…team. You might use just one method in a project…you're working on, but more likely as you get used…to working this way, you're gonna use all of them…together and that's what this movie's about. I'm gonna show…you how, not only do you use them all together.…It's how you relate them to one another to pull…off certain effects. So if we look at this nose right here, this is just a nose…that I created and pulled from another illustration. All…of these are provided in the exercise files, by…the way. And I want to show you how…I created this nose. Because it looks more complex…than it really is. All this is, essentially is…made up of just a hierarchy of radial and…linear gradients, blend modes. And just layering them…to paint the vectors and model the nose art…from it. And it is simple how I did this, it started off with, we will start with…the bridge of his nose, and all this is,…is just a gradient. Once again we are using…
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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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