Create atmospheric digital art from your pencil sketch

Name: Create atmospheric digital art from your pencil sketch
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The illustration workflow from simple pencil sketch to unique digital illustration with Illustrator and Photoshop

Created byPeter Nagy

Last updated 5/2018

English

What you'll learn

Use Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop on a beginner level!
Create atmospheric digital illustrations from a simple sketch!
Students will bring their digital drawings alive with lighting, space, texcture and atmosphere!

Course content

9 sections • 36 lectures • 3h 24m total length

Introduction0:46
Transform a freehand sketch into a complete digital illustration and atmospheric artwork. Begin on paper, then refine digitally and add atmosphere in Photoshop with misty effects, plus integration tips.
Sketch your image4:30
Sketch your image as a whole.
Sketch some details1:55
A sketch is a loose drawing, but sometimes you need to work more on the details. First I draw a cartoon tree.
Sketch the main character4:00
A more detailed sketch of the main character and her bike.

Import your sketch into Illustrator2:55
We create a new document, and import everything we need to start our drawing: the sketch and the reference images.
Define background and positions7:20
Drawing the road5:10
Learn to build atmospheric road texture by layering a background, creating a new layer, drawing a gray rectangle, snapping points to the background shape, and duplicating strokes.
Creating grass in Illustrator3:01
Here I am showing how I make seemingly different elements out of a single object.
Preparing to draw the background objects2:03
I reset my artboard in a way that helps my creative process!

Creating the shape of the house9:26
Use rectangles to establish the house silhouette, then add and move points to refine the shape, and build the roof, door, and chimney with a darker color palette.
Adding planks and chimney texture9:42
Creating a texture to our building is adding detail and helps the atmosphere.
Creating the windows9:37
Adding the roof tiles, stairs and the door12:52
Create atmospheric digital art from your pencil sketch by adding roof tiles, stairs, a door, and windows through layered shapes and textured strokes.
Creating another house - the easy way!6:50
Vector is great because you can freely duplicate and reuse elements with ease! This is how!
The mailbox4:25
Refine the classic mailbox between the houses, finish drawing the houses, and continue drawing with trees to find a better position and develop the skill.
Adding the trees and clouds to the background13:42
Remember the tree we drew in the beginning? It is time to recreate it in Illustrator!

Prepare to create the girl and her bicycle6:12
The background is ready, it is time to build our main character!
Drawing the bycicle8:00
Drawing the handlebars and the crankset7:59
Translate your pencil sketch into digital bicycle art by shaping the crankset and handlebars, adding bluish gray pedal decorations, and organizing your work with new layers.
Starting to draw the main character6:01
Drawing the legs6:48
Legs are important! :) Also we make a nice skin tone here!
Finishing the face and hands of the girl10:04
Legs are important! ;) We create a nice skin tone here.
Positioning the main theme in the background9:39
As we were drawing on the open art board, not directly on the background, now we have to place the girl in the final position. Aim to find the best place to support the composition!

Fixing the layers, defining depth with blur effect3:42
Use light to add more focus to the main character2:19
We use light to add focus to the girl, and add the final happy summer feeling to our illustration!
"Moving" the clouds2:52
Transform your pencil sketch into atmospheric digital art by applying motion blur to clouds and trees, adjusting layer blending to multiply, and focusing attention on the sky.
The illusion of wind2:24
The wind is invisible, but the leaves are not! Use them to create the illusion of wind - and make your image more dynamic!
Adding the texture3:18
Apply a plaster wall texture to create a grainy, handmade paper look, adjust saturation and opacity for soft texture, enhance contrast, and sign the piece with low opacity.

Requirements

Students need to have Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop installed on their computer.
Stundents need to have sufficient drawing skills with pencil and paper.
To take the most out of this course, you need to have a willingness to create awesome digital illustrations out of your paper sketches!

Description

This course helps you to understand digital illustration. I am sharing with you my own workflow, everything I do to create an original digital illustrations.

Are you good with your hands, but were always afraid to start the digital drawing process? This course is for you! I explain everything and I help you to find your own comfortable workflow.

We start with getting the ideas on paper with a single pencil. Sketching is a very important part of the illustration process! Then we take the digitalized image to Adobe Illustrator to create the vector elements of our drawing. You can scan your sketch or you can take a photo by phone, it doesn't matter at this point.

And last but not least we will use Adobe Photoshop to really bring the drawing alive, by giving it texture and a unique atmosphere! Like fog, motion blur etc. Also using the layers can help a lot to reach our idea.

I will share all my tips and tricks during the process, but if you missed anything, please feel free to ask, I am here to teach!

Come and join the course and create amazing digital illustrations right now! Then don't forget to share it:)

Who this course is for:

This course is for you if you want to take the leap from traditional illustration to digital!
This course is for you if you want to learn the tips and tricks of digital illustration in Illustrator and Photoshop.
Please do not take this course if you are a digital illustrator already! You might learn a few new tricks, but someone with your skill level might need more.

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Sketching with pencil on paper4 lectures • 11min

Preparation in Adobe Illustrator5 lectures • 20min

Creating the houses and trees in the background7 lectures • 1hr 7min

Drawing the girl and her bicycle7 lectures • 55min

Create space and prepare the file for Photoshop2 lectures • 13min

Add lighting and atmosphere in Adobe Photoshop5 lectures • 15min

The Bonus final PSD1 lecture • 1min

Closing1 lecture • 1min

Bring your 2D work to 3D in After Effects4 lectures • 24min

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