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Capturing a Feeling: Illustrate Light and Color on Paper
with Artist, Fish
WHAT IS THIS CLASS ABOUT?
Do you wish to invoke emotions in your painting? I will teach you how to incorporate more elements into your repertoire and bring your illustration and storytelling further. From the very start with composing the image to the final stages of editing, I will show you how to bring your characters into their world.
WHO IS THIS CLASS FOR?
This class is for anyone who likes to play with simple characters and painting. You will be bold and carefree, not letting small mistakes distract from your overall work, and have a stronger appreciation for fun lighting.
WHAT WILL THE STUDENTS ACHIEVE?
By the end of this class, you will be able to incorporate stronger lighting and color into your illustration. You will learn some useful techniques for faster painting and polish editing. Upon completion, you will have made a composed and cohesive illustration.
Step 1: Get a Sketch From an Idea
Step 2: Storytelling in Light and Color
Step 3: Expressive Painting
Step 4: Digital Enhancement
Welcome
- Meet Your Instructor: Fish!
- Introduction to the course
- Introduction to Watercolor Illustration
Chapter 1: Know Your Tools
- Exercises for familiarizing with new tools
- Common watercolor mixes
- ibisPaint and frequently used tools
- Making your own convenience colors
Chapter 2: Building the Foundation of a Piece
- Basic sketching styles
- Common compositions
- Keeping the focus in focus (1)
- Making thumbnails
Chapter 3: Being a Drawer
- Basic forms
- Fantastic lines and how to make them
- Keeping the energy of a sketch
- Make a tight line drawing from a sketch
Chapter 4: The Value of Values
- Going dark and keeping visibility
- Going light and keeping contrast
- Separating the layers of a piece
- Keeping the focus in focus (2)
- Key lights, ambient lights and all the shiny things
Chapter 5: Seeing in Colors
- Color and mood
- Building a harmonious palette and pushing the colors
- Lighting vs. local color
- Making a color composition with a story
Chapter 6: Get It on Paper
- Planning the order of operation
- Useful brush techniques
- Painting with energy
- Lining and detailing tips
- Class mission: Paint a piece from a color composition and line drawing
Chapter 7: Digital Processing and Editing
- Cleaning and general editing on raw scan files or photos
- Blending digital and analog paint
- Enhance lighting setup
- Fine-tune and touch up a painting
Bonus Chapter: A Little Something for the Road
- Ideas, where to find them and how to store them
- In defense of “portrait facing left with neutral expression on white background”
- Keeping art fun, because motivation is fickle
Outro
Congratulations on Completing the Course
Meet Your Creator
Nice to meet you, I am fish!
I grew up in a rural town in a small country daydreaming about grand adventures and clung to those hazy memories stubbornly throughout the years. I was fortunate enough to be able to study under professors who really pushed my understanding of what illustration is and its potential. Now, after experimenting and refining my skills, I share my nostalgia through my work with my viewers. I hope to be able to help you recreate the visions you have in your mind onto paper and feel the same joy I do when a piece resonates with someone else! Let's work hard together!
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Strathmore Watercolor Paper /11"x15"
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White Nights Artists' Watercolor Set /12 Pans
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Hwahong Flat Brush /3 Pcs
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Hwahong Round Brush /2 Pcs
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Hwahong Squirrel Round Brush
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Paint Palettes
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Artist Korean Oriental Watercolor Paint 15ml /White
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Cretacolor Kneaded Eraser
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Uni-ball Signo Gel Ink Pen, Black
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Mechanical Pencil
Duration of the course
You can access the class videos for 20 weeks. Within that period, you can replay the videos in as many devices as you want.
Earn points to Extend the Class Access
Receive points by completing chapter missions OR by taking the class two or more times a week. And use the points to extend your class access!
Installment Payment
Quadpay is available for the payment! Your order will be split into 4 installments paid over 6 weeks! To find out more, please visit Quadpay.
Class Preparation
In this class, ibisPaint will be used throughout the class. The app is free and available for both Android & iOS users.
Class access
We will send you an email with a webpage link and a personalized code to access the videos within 24 hours of purchase. Please check your inbox or spam!
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