Acrylic Techniques for Creative Illustration
What Will We Do in the Course?
A course by Jon Berkeley , Illustrator and Author
About the video: What Will We Do in the Course?
Overview
“In this lesson, I will give you a brief rundown of the course; what you’ll need to start off, what you will learn, and how you can use the skills you acquire to launch a new career in illustration, or just to produce stunning artwork for your own satisfaction.”
In this video lesson Jon Berkeley addresses the topic: What Will We Do in the Course?, which is part of the Domestika online course: Acrylic Techniques for Creative Illustration. Use your imagination to develop a conceptual illustration from start to finish using acrylic paints.
Partial transcription of the video
“What Will We Do on This Course? What will we do on this course? We'll be creating a conceptual illustration from start to finish. We will talk about acrylic and how it's used. Everybody sees the world from their own perspective, and we will learn how to interpret a brief, how to create conceptual sketches and a working sketch, and I will take you through the process that I use in order to bring a working sketch to completion as a fully-realised painted illustration. I've worked in many corners of the globe and for a wide variety of clients, and I bring this experience to bear when I make an...”
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Course summary for: Acrylic Techniques for Creative Illustration
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Acrylic Painting, Creativity, Painting, Traditional illustration

Jon Berkeley
A course by Jon Berkeley
Jon Berkeley is an Irish illustrator and children’s author who has worked in the field for almost three decades and traveled to places like London, Sydney, Hong Kong, and Barcelona for illustration work. His passion for illustration began in his youth during the vinyl era, amazed by the artwork that adorned his favorite album covers, prompting him to further his intrigue and study Fine Art in Dublin, Ireland.
Most of his work is for editorial clients in major news and current affairs magazines like L’Express, The New Statesman, Volkskrant, The Economist, and others. He also works on major advertising campaigns and illustrates book jackets, packaging, as well as commissioned portraits for clients like Ted Baker, Vodafone, and Smirnoff.
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