Creating a RGB Color Pallet that is CMYK Safe

I prefer to work in Adobe Photoshop in RGB Mode. RGB stands the primary colors of light which are Red, Green and Blue. When a book is printed the color mode that is used is CMYK. CMYK stands for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Key Color (which is Black). It is also referred to as process… Continue reading Creating a RGB Color Pallet that is CMYK Safe

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Illustration Friday: communication

Confidential, is the story of a young man sending a love letter in smoke signals. The only problem is that the wrong person received his communication. Will he live happily ever after with his true love? The world will never know because this is the newest Un-Book by Scott E. Franson.

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DI: crash

The students have posted to their blogs an image based on the word crash (from Illustration Friday). The students want to improve and would be grateful for any critique. Have fun looking at their images.Alex, Ashley, Audrey, Becca, Brittany L, Brittany W, Casey, Cheyenne, David, Devan, Evan, Heather, James, Jenn, Jessi, Joshua, Michelle, Mike, Trevor,… Continue reading DI: crash

DI: sprout

The students have posted to there blogs an image based on the word Sprout (from Illustration Friday). The students want to improve and would be grateful for any critique. Have fun looking at their images.Alex, Ashley, Audrey, Becca, Brittany L, Brittany W, Casey, Cheyenne, David, Devan, Evan, Heather, James, Jenn, Jessi, Michelle, Mike, Trevor, &… Continue reading DI: sprout

Coloring a scanned line in Photoshop

This is the most re-requested tutorial that I teach in the digital Illustration class. While many of the processes are interesting to try, this process is one that nearly every illustrator will need to use at some point. The result is a line drawing with a transparent background. This allows the image to be colored… Continue reading Coloring a scanned line in Photoshop

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DI: red

The students have posted to there blogs an image based on the word Red (from Illustration Friday). The students want to improve and would be grateful for any critique. Have fun looking at their images.Alex, Becca, Brittany L, Brittany W, Casey, Cheyenne, Dallin, David, Devan, Evan, Heather, James, Jenn, Jessi, Joshua, Michelle, Mike, Trevor, &… Continue reading DI: red

DI: Super Hero

The students have posted to there blogs an image based on the word Super Hero (from Illustration Friday). The students want to improve and would be grateful for any critique. Have fun looking at their images.Alex, Ashley, Audrey, Becca, Brittany L, Brittany W, Casey, Cheyenne, Dallin, David, Devan, Evan, Heather, James, Jenn, Jessi, Joshua, Michelle,… Continue reading DI: Super Hero

DI: Illustration Friday

This will be the first week that the digital illustration class will be participating in Illustration Friday. Since we are just getting started and some of the students are just beginning to learn the computer, they can choose how they will complete the assignment. I want them to use the computer as much as possible,… Continue reading DI: Illustration Friday

Linear perspective in Adobe Illustrator

Using Adobe Illustrator draw 2 cubes in correct two-point perspective in a room, with cast shadows. Learning to use the pen tool in Illustrator opens many doors in Photoshop and so that is where we will start the digital illustration class. Use linear perspective to construct the cubes, with vanishing points (vp), measuring points (mp),… Continue reading Linear perspective in Adobe Illustrator

Digital Illustration Class: Day 1

This semester I am teaching a digital illustration class that I have taught many times before. What will be different about this class is that the students will be posting their work along the way. I am really excited to see how the students progress. Today was the first day. I decided to have them… Continue reading Digital Illustration Class: Day 1

Illustration Friday: Phoenix

Phoenix, For the Very First Time*, is the newest Un-Book that will never be at a fine bookstore near you. Here is a closeup. * My sincere apologies to Patricia MacLachlan, for using her title Arthur, For the Very First Time. (A great book that everyone should read)

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How to add texture to a Photoshop brush

This brush stroke is made with the Hard-Round 19 pixles brush. This texture is scanned from a board that I textured with gesso. When the gesso dried, I painted over the complete surface with a thin acrylic wash of black. The paint settled into the low areas of the gesso. (The boards that I paint… Continue reading How to add texture to a Photoshop brush

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