Article · Kat J. Weiss
Illustration for Spectre Journal, 'Labor Noir' — Editorial Illustration Process
By Kat J. Weiss
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Intermediate
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2023
About this lesson
Illustrator Kat J. Weiss documents her workflow for a Spectre Journal piece on 1930s Brooklyn waterfront labor, from research and thumbnail concepts through compositional revisions to a final rendering built with texture layering, a limited palette and halftone effects.
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