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How I Finally Learnt To Draw Simple Yet Powerful Covers

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Check out my Free Line and Color Quick Start Guide: https://www.thedrawingcodex.com/quickstart You will learn how to develop a simple reliable process in photoshop. You also get all the brushes and PSDs that I use in the guide (the same ones I use for most of my illustrations). Let's talk about how using simple impactful images can help you learn to improve your Illustration skills. Below is an Automagically generated summary to help understand the video and aid search optimisation: ---- In this video, I share my journey with centered compositions and how I discovered their overlooked power in creating impactful illustrations. I explain how this approach frees you to focus on other crucial aspects of illustration - refining your one-two-three read, edge control, value relationships, and overlapping shapes - without getting distracted by complex perspective challenges. While many artists (including my younger self) fall into the trap of thinking "more complex equals better," I demonstrate how centralized, somewhat symmetrical compositions can communicate powerfully while still allowing for sophisticated illustrative elements. This compositional strategy isn't a shortcut or a compromise - it's a legitimate artistic choice that many master illustrators have embrace. ---- 00:00 Intro 01:10 Welcome! 01:43 The Ego of Complexity 03:15 Learning About Illustration Theory Via Simple Images 06:49 How Far Can You Take This? 13:28 The Most Powerful Choice 16:41 Out! Happy Drawing! Tim Mcburnie Learn Drawing and Illustration from me: www.thedrawingcodex.com Portfolio: www.timmcburnie.com www.artstation.com/tim-mcburnie www.instagram.com/timmcburnie twitter.com/timmcburnie

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