Illustrated Scenes Using Traditional Techniques on Photoshop
A course by Jimena Estíbaliz , Illustrator
Learn how to tell a story visually by combining narrative with manual and digital techniques
What if you could tell a story visually, without writing a single word? Through creative techniques and exercises, Jimena Estíbaliz, illustrator specialized in editorial illustration, wants to show you how.
Discover how to create a visual story in three images using theatrical elements to give more dynamism to your characters, learn how to create hand-made textures and incorporate them into your Photoshop paintbrushes, and learn how to print your work with a number of creative techniques.
What will you learn in this online course?
18 lessons & 15 downloads
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- 18 lessons (2h 10m)
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Adobe PhotoshopWhat is this course's project?
Create a series of three illustrations that narrate a story that can be clearly understood without the need for text.
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Who is this online course for?
For all those that want to create images that tell a story with dynamic characters and create scenes that communicate a clear concept. This course is also useful for those who want to learn illustration techniques on Adobe Photoshop and create their own brushes.
Requirements and materials
To take this course, you need basic drawing skills, general notions of how to use the tools on Adobe Photoshop (such as Paintbrush, gradients, Lasso, Cloning, etc), and some experience in drawing with a graphics tablet.
As for materials, you need a computer with Adobe Photoshop and a graphics tablet. To create your digital paintbrushes with analog techniques, you need sheets of textured paper (Fabriano, Sundance, Rosaspina, etc.), black India ink, black acrylic paint, a sponge, a stiff bristle paintbrush, a soft-haired paintbrush, a roller, and a mixing tray.
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Jimena Estíbaliz
A course by Jimena Estíbaliz
Jimena Estíbaliz is a Mexican illustrator specialized in editorial illustration. After her studies in Design and Visual Communication in UNAM, Mexico, she was an assistant to Juan Palomino, which began her path into illustration as a full-time career. She then pursued studies in Narrative Illustration, which allowed her to hone her personal style as an illustrator.
Her passion lies in telling her own personal stories and those of others through her illustrations. She has created book covers and illustrations for editorials such as Random House, Planeta, and for Mexican institutions such as the Secretary of National Culture, the Secretary of Public Education, and the Ministry of Education of Culture and Sports for the Spanish Embassy. She has also illustrated for magazines like Tierra Adentro, Letras Libres, KM 0 Chilango, and Palacio de Hierro and worked with musicians like Silvana Estrada, Alex Ferreira, and Pasión Vega, creating their posters, album covers, and more.
She has won the Cartel de la 39 Filij contest, was selected in the IX Catálogo Iberoamericano 2018, and was a finalist for the Silent Book Contest 2018 of the Bologna Children’s Book Fair.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Presentation
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Influences
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What will we do in the course?
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U2
Illustrated and silent scenes
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Theater in Enlightenment
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The silence
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Weaving a story
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Character
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The textures
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U3
Images that speak
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The composition
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The color
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Digital textures and personal brushes
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U4
To illustrate!
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The file
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Illustrate in layers
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Masks and brushes
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Last details
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U5
Objects also speak
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2 to 4 inks
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Full color
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How to present your project?
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FP
Final project
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Digital illustration: characters, expression and movement
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FAQs
You’ll learn how to create non-human characters, add movement, and tell stories visually using both digital and traditional illustration techniques, theatrical set design, puppet making, composition, and color management.
Yes, the course is designed for people with basic illustration skills who want to deepen their knowledge of narrative techniques, set design, and digital tools like Photoshop.
Basic drawing or illustration knowledge is recommended but advanced experience isn’t required. The course is intermediate level with step-by-step explanations.
You’ll need traditional drawing materials, access to Photoshop or another digital illustration program, a scanner or camera to digitize textures, and ideally a graphics tablet.
You’ll learn how to create and customize brushes in Photoshop, layer digital papers, work with layers, create digital textures, and prepare files for professional printing.
Yes, the course includes puppet and marionette construction, shadow theater analysis, and how these elements enrich visual storytelling and character development in illustration.
The course offers creative exercises, free sketching, use of references, poetic composition, and visual storytelling techniques to help you explore new ways of telling stories without words and find your artistic voice.
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muy buen curso todo esta explicado en detalle es excelente
Un curso muy completo y agradable de seguir. Además de enseñar técnicas digitales útiles, ofrece reflexiones interesantes sobre la narrativa visual y la construcción de imágenes. La instructora transmite calma, claridad y un enfoque sensible hacia el proceso creativo. En general, una experiencia formativa que aporta buenas herramientas y nuevas perspectivas. Gracias Jimena.
Very inspiring and informative. Practical steps to achieving and understanding how to make a beautiful printed illustration. Clearly explained, effective techniques that are very helpful.
Maravailloso!! Un curso con unas lecciones grandiosas, me encantó de inicio a fin este curso y aprendí muchísimo, excelente profesora :)
Jimena has a super nice way to give the course. Nice creative techniques till now, nice inspiration. I just finished the first part and learned already a lot. Looking forward to continue.