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True Grit: Handmade Textures & Halftones for Designers & Illustrators

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Overview

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HAVE YOU BEEN SEARCHING FOR AN AUTHENTIC TECHNIQUE FOR ADDING TEXTURE AND HALFTONING TO YOUR WORK?

DO YOU SEEK THE REAL GRIT, THE HONEST GRIT AND ABOVE ALL ELSE, THE TRUE GRIT?

Join illustrator and designer Andrew Fairclough as he schools you on creating your own custom textures & halftones using a variety of analogue and digital processing techniques.

You'll create a poster and learn the dark art of distressing, before adding a selection of your custom textures and halftones to create that sweet gritty magic that will give your work a hand crafted vibe unique to you.

Syllabus

  • Introduction & Class Outline.
  • Materials, Equipment & Skills.
  • Technique 01. Dirty Strokes (AKA, 1st Grade Art Class)
  • Technique 02. 2D Origami (AKA Fun WIth Paper).
  • Technique 03. The Reverse Selfie (AKA Textures In Real Life).
  • Previewing Your Textures.
  • Adjusting Levels.
  • Converting To 50% Threshold.
  • Converting To Halftone Screen.
  • Poster Inspiration.
  • Distressing Your Art.
  • Masking & Blend Modes.
  • Adding Colour & Final Tweaks.
  • Thanks For Joining Me. Over To You!

Taught by

Andrew Fairclough

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