DC2 - Digital Illustration [Brainstorm School, Mauricio Abril]
- Publisher
- Brainstorm School
- Product Type
- Video Course
- Product URL
- https://www.brainstormschool.com/dc2
- Author
- Mauricio Abril
- Language
- English
- Duration
- 41:53
- Release date
- Jun 1, 2022
- Skill level
- Project Files
- Yes
- Product Price
- $775
DC2 - Stylized Digital Illustration is an intermediate digital illustration course from Brainstorm School, taught by Mauricio Abril.
The course focuses on helping intermediate digital illustrators develop stronger image-making and visual communication skills. Students study the fundamentals of creating polished digital illustrations, with attention to value, composition, storytelling, and final presentation.
Throughout the course, students work with still lifes and live models to strengthen their understanding of image construction and painting decisions. The curriculum also covers the digital painting pipeline, Photoshop layer management, and techniques for polishing final artwork.
This course was active from 2017 to 2020, including summer and fall terms. An archived announcement was shared on the Mauricio Abril Art Facebook page.
What You’ll Learn
- How to improve digital illustration skills at an intermediate level
- How to develop stronger image creation fundamentals
- How to use visual communication more effectively
- How to build values in an illustration
- How to approach composition
- How to polish final artwork
- How to work from still lifes
- How to work from live models
- How to use a digital painting pipeline
- How to manage Photoshop layers
- How to apply visual storytelling principles to illustration
Course Topics
Value-Building Techniques
Students learn how to develop value structure in their illustrations and use value to support readability and image design.Composition
The course covers composition as part of the image-making process, helping students create clearer and stronger illustrations.Still Lifes and Live Models
Students use still lifes and live models as part of the course work, applying painting and observation skills to digital illustration.Digital Painting Pipeline
Students study the digital painting process, including workflow structure and how to move through an illustration efficiently.Photoshop Layer Management
The course covers Photoshop layer organisation and management as part of a professional digital painting workflow.Visual Storytelling
Students learn how visual storytelling principles can support stronger illustration and communication.Final Art Polishing
The course includes methods for refining and polishing final artwork, helping students bring illustrations closer to a finished presentation.Requirements
This course is designed for intermediate digital illustrators.Students should already have some experience with digital painting and illustration before taking the course.
Who This Course Is For
This course is suitable for intermediate artists who want to improve their digital illustration skills and create stronger stylized artwork.It is especially useful for:
- Digital illustrators
- Concept artists
- Visual development artists
- Students studying image-making
- Artists who want to improve composition and value
- Artists who want to strengthen their visual storytelling
- Artists who want to better understand the digital painting pipeline
About the Instructor
The course is taught by Mauricio Abril, a freelance concept designer and illustrator.Mauricio Abril has worked with Walt Disney Imagineering, Disney Interactive, Ubisoft, and Universal.
Final Result
By the end of the course, students will have a stronger understanding of stylized digital illustration, including value-building, composition, visual storytelling, Photoshop layer management, and final art-polishing methods.Students will be better prepared to create clearer, more polished digital illustrations with stronger visual communication.
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