2014
Lynda
Mary Jane Begin
0:35
English

Mary Jane Begin is back with more from the Artist at Work series. This installment focuses on adding texture to your imagery—visual texture that breaks up repetitive strokes and static blocks of color—with pattern, color, light, and a variety of brush strokes. Mary Jane takes an early-stage illustration from her book series Willow Buds and shows how to add variation, contrast, and a tactile quality to trees and grass, water, and the sky. These lessons are useful whether you're working with traditional media like the watercolors Mary Jane uses in this course, or digital formats like Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.

Using Texture
Introduction
Creating light and dark texture in grass
Establishing a highlight pattern in water
Creating a background to guide the viewer's eye
Giving depth to the sky through color variation
Bonus
The making of Toady and Ratty

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