Illustrating Simple Characters and Environments with Forced Flat Technique - Part 1

Illustrating Simple Characters and Environments with Forced Flat Technique - Part 1

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Codi Bear’s composition and thumbnailing process

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Codi Bear’s composition and thumbnailing process

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Illustrating Simple Characters and Environments with Forced Flat Technique - Part 1

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  1. 1 Start
  2. 2 Codi Bear’s work and portfolio
  3. 3 Forced perspective
  4. 4 Description of the types of perspectives
  5. 5 Codi’s journey into her art style
  6. 6 Showing examples of forced flat perspective in other mediums
  7. 7 Demonstration of flattening patterns - patterned shirt
  8. 8 Creating with simple shapes
  9. 9 Adding a flattened bandana to the bear character
  10. 10 Discussing vectorizing rasterized images
  11. 11 Codi Bear quick self portrait
  12. 12 Working sizes and formats
  13. 13 Adding more details to the bear character - t-shirt, stitching lines, buttons
  14. 14 Creating the pattern for the button-up shirt
  15. 15 Lowering pattern opacity to lessen distraction - adding more details
  16. 16 Creating elastic banding for the jacket - simplification of details
  17. 17 How Codi Bear handles artist block
  18. 18 Codi Bear’s composition and thumbnailing process
  19. 19 Color coding layers for organization
  20. 20 Codi’s mood board in prep for her illustration
  21. 21 Discussing DTIYS draw this in your style
  22. 22 Perspective techniques for interiors - simplifying perspective
  23. 23 Adding dimension to the 3D interior - building out the forms
  24. 24 Canvas rotation
  25. 25 Codi walks through her process of flattening shapes
  26. 26 Problem solving and retraining your brain
  27. 27 Looking at the process sketch and using it as a guide
  28. 28 Noticing and avoiding tangents
  29. 29 Balancing the floor plank layouts
  30. 30 Using Codi’s flat-flat perspective for environment details
  31. 31 Side-profile perspective flower pots

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