From Pencil Drawing to Digital Illustration (Spanish, Multisub)

Create a radical illustration by combining analogue drawing with Photoshop effects Dani Blázquez will teach you how to create a high-impact illustration from a previous drawing in pencil.

You will learn to color and adjust your original with a few layers and effects of Photoshop. In addition, you will create a hand-made typography absolutely groundbreaking with a few simple steps.

What will you learn in this online course? You will start watching a review of the most outstanding works of Dani Blázquez and his influences.

You will learn to generate a previous drawing by hand and use it as a basis for your final illustration. To do this, you will know the materials that Dani uses regularly and you will prepare a referential or “ideal” image from a few photographs.

Then you will convert that previous drawing into a visually stunning illustration with a few layers of Photoshop and some effects.

You will also create an original typeface in an analogical way and incorporate them into art digitally.

Finally, you will check how your final illustration works on different media.

What is this course’s project? You will create a powerful and groundbreaking illustration on the theme that you like most by mixing the pencil drawing with digital techniques.

Who is this online course for? To anyone who wants to start drawing (or who already does) and want, with some basic knowledge of Photoshop, give a plus of quality to their pencils. It is also aimed at restless illustrators who want to learn a different technique.

Requirements and materials To do this course you will need a certain level of drawing although it is not essential, you can use some of the original Dani Blázquez drawings if you wish.

You will also need paper, pencil or any drawing tool with which you feel comfortable, a computer, a scanner, a graphic tablet, a light table or a well-lit window and basic knowledge of Photoshop.