Imaginary Places: Draw, Paint, and Digitize on Photoshop

Learn to draw an imaginary place by combing analog tools like watercolors, pencils, and a sketchbook with Photoshop to add vibrant texture

• Introduction
• Preparation: References and Basic Skills
• Experimenting and Creating the Base Sketch
• Digitizing the Illustration
• Adapting, Printing, and Posting on Social Media
• Final project

There’s a certain magic in being able to recreate the places we see in our dreams or in our fading memories. For illustrator Francisco Fonseca, it’s an opportunity for him to build a bridge between the past and the present. With clients like Bloomsbury and with murals across Europe, he’s here to show you how to paint vibrant imaginary places of your own.

In this online course, unleash your creativity on the blank page. Learn illustration techniques with pencils and watercolors while exploring color and texture. Then bring your sketch to life with the digital tools of Photoshop.

• About Me
• Influences
• Finding Inspiration
• Drawing Techniques
• The Sketchbook as an Experimental Tool
• Making a Folder of Textures
• How to Refine a Sketch
• Combining Textures and Sketches
• The Key Layering Concepts
• Shading and Color Correction
• Finishing the Illustration
• Different Adaptations
• Printing and Sharing the Image Online
• Imaginary Places: Draw, Paint, and Digitize on Photoshop