Conceptual Illustration: Big Ideas in a Single Image

The Power of Symbols

A course by Lennart Gäbel , Conceptual Illustrator

95% positive reviews (82)

1,917 students

Audio: English

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About the video: The Power of Symbols

Overview

“You can use all kinds of symbols to tell a story. This is an introduction to the world of visual language.”

In this video lesson Lennart Gäbel addresses the topic: The Power of Symbols, which is part of the Domestika online course: Conceptual Illustration: Big Ideas in a Single Image. Discover how to generate powerful ideas and translate them into compelling illustrations that attract your dream clients.

Partial transcription of the video

“The Power of Symbols Hey, everyone. In this lesson, we'll look at the basics of illustration and what we need in order to get our message across. Let's start with something fundamental, the power of symbols. Every day we read symbols. Mostly, we're not aware of it. Do you know this light bulb over your head? It means having an idea, right? But why? It's just a light bulb. But in the end, it doesn't matter. As long as people understand what you're trying to say, we can use any kind of symbols and there are millions out there in this world. Why is this a heart? It's not a shape of a heart lik...”

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Course summary for: Conceptual Illustration: Big Ideas in a Single Image

Level: Beginner
95% positive reviews (82)
1917 students
4 units
16 lessons (3h 59m)
6 downloads

Category
Illustration
Software
Adobe Photoshop, Affinity Designer
Areas
Digital Drawing, Digital Illustration, Drawing, Editorial Illustration, Traditional illustration

Lennart Gäbel

A course by Lennart Gäbel

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Conceptual Illustrator

Lennart Gäbel is a conceptual illustrator from Germany. After studying economics at university he took a job in marketing but his strong interest in drawing and creativity prevailed and he quit his job to study illustration at the Willem de Kooning Art Academy in Rotterdam. An exchange program took him to the School of Visual Art in New York City and this is where Lennart truly discovered his style.

His illustration of Donald Trump, which he shared on Facebook prior to the 2016 US election, was shared globally in newspapers, blogs and in demonstration imagery. Since then he’s worked for numerous clients including Playboy, Huffington Post, Volkswagen, and Der Spiegel. One of his covers for Der Spiegel also saw him win Germany’s Cover of the Year in 2018.