Composition and Color for Creative Illustration

On Creativity

A course by Marcos Chin , Illustrator

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4,413 students

Audio: English

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About the video: On Creativity

Overview

“In this lesson, I just want to share some thoughts on the overall process of making an illustration. I hope you'll find it interesting.”

In this video lesson Marcos Chin addresses the topic: On Creativity, which is part of the Domestika online course: Composition and Color for Creative Illustration. Learn how to visually interpret a written piece and turn it into a meaningful illustration.

Partial transcription of the video

“Creativity Now we're finally at the end of the course, you finished your illustration, so it's up to you and your creativity to decide what you want to do with it. For me, this particular illustration that you've seen me work on, was specifically for a client, it was for "Variety" magazine. It was done for a particular purpose. However, after I was done with it, I wanted to breathe more life into it, so I turned it into 2 posters. One of the posters I gave to Robert Festino, the art director. And the other one is on display in NY at the Society of Illustrators. It really is up to you how fa...”

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Course summary for: Composition and Color for Creative Illustration

Level: Beginner
100% positive reviews (232)
4413 students
4 units
18 lessons (3h 6m)
12 downloads

Category
Illustration
Software
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
Areas
Digital Illustration, Editorial Illustration, Traditional illustration, Vector Illustration

Marcos Chin

A course by Marcos Chin

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Illustrator

Marcos Chin is an award-winning illustrator whose work has appeared on surface and wall designs, on book and CD covers, advertisements, fashion catalogs, and magazines. He has worked with companies such as MTA Arts for Transit, Neiman Marcus, Fiat, Budweiser, Time, Rolling Stone Magazine, The New Yorker, GQ, Sports Illustrated, and The New York Times.

Marcos has given lectures and workshops throughout the US and abroad. He currently lives in New York, where he teaches Illustration at the School of Visual Arts.