Name: 2D Sequence Illustration
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Author: Patrick O'Keefe

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Your Instructor

Patrick O'Keefe

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Course Lesson Plan

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4 hours 37 minutes
Total Bundle Duration
42 Videos
Video Lectures in Bundle
364.71 MB of Files
Downloadable Project Files

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Lesson 1
Building Blocks
In this first Lesson, you will learn what makes a good sequence illustration. Patrick will begin by taking you through the key terms used when describing your art, as well as the tools you'll use to craft your scenes. Then you'll go through the underlying concepts involved in telling compelling stories with your images. Finally, you will build your own concept and gather reference material to begin your painting.
23 minutes
Total Lesson Duration
8 Videos
Video Lectures in this Lesson
Project Files
Downloadable Project Files
Guidance
Introduction
Meet PatrickPreview01:21
Key TermsPreview02:25
Artist's Toolkit
Sketching ToolsPreview00:43
Photoshop ToolsPreview09:01
Fundamental ConceptsPreview07:25
Concept
Brief BuilderPreview01:07
ReferencePreview01:24
Conclusion
HomeworkPreview00:19
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Lesson 2
Composition
Comps will be the first explorations into how to best tell your story. Here you will create several black & white sketches and choose which you want to bring into the next Lesson for further detailing.
1 hour 5 minutes
Total Lesson Duration
13 Videos
Video Lectures in this Lesson
Project Files
Downloadable Project Files
Guidance
Introduction
Lesson Overview00:19
Workflow01:09
Sketching
Rough Sketches09:12
Character Focused Sketch07:57
Sketching for Scale08:29
City Street Sketch07:22
Back Alley Sketch05:48
Daytime Alley Sketch06:54
Street Parkour Sketch08:46
Vigilante Sketch02:24
Presenting Ideas
Contact Sheet03:43
Critique03:19
Conclusion
Homework00:20
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Lesson 3
Color Key
In this Lesson, you will further flesh out your selected compositions by adding color. You will then present them in this more detailed format, and make your decision about which image to take into the final painting stage.
1 hour 24 minutes
Total Lesson Duration
10 Videos
Video Lectures in this Lesson
Project Files
Downloadable Project Files
Guidance
Introduction
Lesson Overview00:29
Preparing for Color
Workflow00:33
Color Lighting Reference02:05
Color Key Painting
Overpass Color Key23:16
Character Focused Color Key23:19
City Street Color Key18:53
Street Parkour Color Key11:42
Color Key Presentation
Color Key Contact Sheet01:12
Color Key Critique02:52
Conclusion
Homework00:35
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Lesson 4
Final Painting
In this Lesson you will finish your painting. First, you will go through the file you've created up to this point and organize your layers and shapes. Then, you will take all the steps necessary to bring the painting to its final completed stage.
1 hour 42 minutes
Total Lesson Duration
11 Videos
Video Lectures in this Lesson
Project Files
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Guidance
Introduction
Lesson Overview00:27
Workflow00:23
Finishing the Painting
Organization05:55
Abstraction of Details17:50
Street Furniture15:00
Bringing Details Forward19:42
Architecture and Greenery10:08
Cars22:43
Character04:49
Final Touches05:35
Conclusion
Homework00:21

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Your Instructor

Patrick O'Keefe

Van Gogh would have given his other ear to learn from artists like this.

Course Lesson Plan

Tools Used ?The tools listed below are used throughout the lectures of this course. Using alternatives is definitely possible depending on your proficiency, but we can only recommend using these listed softwares.

Lesson 1

Building Blocks

Guidance

Introduction

Artist's Toolkit

Concept

Conclusion

Lesson 2

Composition

Guidance

Introduction

Sketching

Presenting Ideas

Conclusion

Lesson 3

Color Key

Guidance

Introduction

Preparing for Color

Color Key Painting

Color Key Presentation

Conclusion

Lesson 4

Final Painting

Guidance

Introduction

Finishing the Painting

Conclusion

Homework can be cool.

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Our students have awesome jobs.

Tools Used
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The tools listed below are used throughout the lectures of this course. Using alternatives is definitely possible depending on your proficiency, but we can only recommend using these listed softwares.