Digital illustration process - The CreativeMindClass Blog

When I have time I enjoy doing 30-minute-hour research or other explorations in which I just do whatever I want to do during the day. Doing this really helped me improve but it also made me realize which things I liked.

These days I really like to focus on the color of light and also how to describe textures in a simple way so that I don't need to go overboard in all of it. I usually keep my shapes very close to the real world however, in the future I'm hoping to make shapes move further and also be more stylized in my art.

If I begin a painting, generally speaking, I like laying out my main shapes first either in BW or just straight with the color. When I believe it's important first, I begin with linework initially. Once I have a good base I like to map on the light and shadow shapes onto separate layers. Then, I begin to draw or paint it, usually going from big to small particulars.

In the Streets of London painting I used a similar process. To create clear edges and to keep the painting well-organized, I employed a large number of layers and also had the main light on an additional layer.

Layers also help me less worried about making mistakes, but when I'm comfortable with the stage I'm in with the work, I'll begin merging a few things, only keeping those things that I believe are necessary.

For me, colours are an "feel" aspect, and I just go for those that feel right. Also, I have a number of reference sources I consult for help in choosing the right colours, sometimes I blend references but sometimes I just use just one.

It's definitely beneficial to be aware of colour and light theory, to know the limits you can push to make the global color palette and the values more pronounced.

I think it's difficult to pinpoint what the secret to creating my art... I just like to explore various styles, media as well as subject matter and be inspired by other artists.

I'm still so early in my journey as an artist and am very much still trying to determine who I am as an artist and what my style is. What's different in my life is that I don't really worry about it nearly as much as I did in the past and I think that's making significant changes.

My Personal Background

My name is Bjork as I'm graphic artist. I'm currently working as a Concept artist on games.

I come from a small country known as The Faroe Islands and have always been creative in some form, be it through storytelling or drawing or drawing. I earned a Bachelor of Arts in CG arts from The Animation workshop in Viborg, Denmark, in 2019 and began my first position in London at the end of that year.

Presently, I'm employed as a concept artist for Envar Studios but also do occasionally freelance work.

It's true that I'm generally more than active on Twitter than Instagram. In case anyone wants to buy prints I'm selling them on Inprnt.

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