Experimental Illustration Techniques: From Digital to Artisanal
A course by Zoveck EstudioPainting, Engraving, Illustration, and Design Studio
A course by Zoveck Estudio, Painting, Engraving, Illustration, and Design Studio
Create unique pieces using collage, transfer, collagraphy, and manual printing
Ready to capture your ideas on paper using artisanal techniques? Join artists and designers Sonia Romero and Julio Carrasco as they explain how to do just that. As the founders of Zoveck Estudio, they have more than 20 years of experience building a distinguished, original aesthetic that has captivated clients like Warner Channel and MTV.
Discover traditional methods such as collage, collagraphy, transfer, and manual printing to create unique visual pieces using a variety of materials.
What will you learn in this online course?
15 lessons & 20 downloads
The project
11 minutes, 49 seconds
Materials and tools
13 minutes, 19 seconds
Creation of digital image. General considerations for creating a collage image
17 minutes, 56 seconds
Transfer of a digital image: Experimentation with photocopies.
13 minutes, 45 seconds
Creation of resources in collagraphy I
18 minutes, 20 seconds
Paper stamping: hand printing I
19 minutes, 2 seconds
What's included in this course?
Start your journey into the world of artisanal graphics by getting to know Sonia and Julio, as well as their work and influences.
Next, find out where to find the right materials, explore different ways to create your pieces, and create a digital collage in Photoshop as a basis for experimenting with different techniques.
Then, it's time to discover two techniques for transferring an image and put everything into practice. Explore the art of collagraphy, an engraving technique that uses different elements to create compositions that can later be inked and printed.
Then, Sonia explains how to make a matrix for printing, including the necessary materials and the process. Next, learn how to prepare the ink and colors and manually print your piece before Julio discusses the ins and outs of editing.
To wrap up the course, discover how to care for and sign your unique piece and generate a certificate of authenticity.
What is this course's project?
Use your imagination and the techniques from throughout the course to create a personal, one-of-a-kind piece inspired by a recurring dream.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Illustrators and designers looking to enrich their techniques and projects, as well as anyone interested in experimenting and telling stories through images.
Requirements and materials
Basic knowledge of illustration and composition is required for this course.
In terms of materials, you need a computer with Photoshop, a scanner or digital camera, and materials you can find at home or specialty shops, such as ink, canvases, paper, scissors, glue, brushes, and anything else you want to add to your piece.
Reviews
- 3 months ago
Muito interessante, o artesanal associado a tecnologias de vários tempos.
- 6 months ago
I am in love with this technic! Thank for sharing your knowledge
- 1 year ago
Muito enriquecedor para a construção de imagens elevando a técnica de colagem!
- 1 year ago
Muy entretenido y práctico el curso. Los chicos realizan las técnicas de principio a final para que veamos todos los pasos que llevan. Lo recomiendo sin dudas!
- 2 years ago
muy buen curso, lo recomiendo!
Designers and visual artists Sonia Romero and Julio Carrasco draw inspiration from everyday objects, older images, and popular culture to create surreal collage pieces.
Their references and the materials they work with come from the most mundane, unexpected places, but their pieces have caught the attention of clients like Warner Channel, MTV, Canal Mundo Fox Latinoamérica, Central Films, Editorial Televisa, Editorial Alaguara, Editorial Editorial SM, Festival Río Loco Francia, Hola México Film Festival USA/Australia, Fundación Centro Histórico, and the Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, among others.
Content
- U1
Our world
- About us
- Inspiration and influences
- U2
The project
- Introduction to basic concepts about the creation of artisanal resources
- The project
- Materials and tools
- Creation of digital image. General considerations for creating a collage image
- U3
Processes of artisan experimentation for the elaboration of the final project
- Transfer of a digital image: Experimentation with photocopies.
- Creation of resources in collagraphy I
- Creation of resources in collagraphy II
- Paper stamping: hand printing I
- Paper stamping: hand printing II
- Paper stamping: hand printing III
- U4
Final presentation of the project
- Edition
- Examples of the use of artisanal resources in commercial projects
- Final considerations
- FP
Final project
- Modern techniques of art illustration: collage, transfer and manual printing
What to expect from a Domestika course
Learn at your own pace
Enjoy learning from home without a set schedule and with an easy-to-follow method. You set your own pace.
Learn from the best professionals
Learn valuable methods and techniques explained by top experts in the creative sector.
Meet expert teachers
Each expert teaches what they do best, with clear guidelines, true passion, and professional insight in every lesson.
Certificates
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Ask questions, request feedback, or offer solutions. Share your learning experience with other students in the community who are as passionate about creativity as you are.
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FAQs
You’ll learn how to blend traditional and digital techniques like collage, collography, relief printing, and manual printing, while integrating photography, illustration, and digital cutting to create unique, experimental graphic compositions.
The course is designed for people with intermediate knowledge of design or illustration, but key concepts are explained step-by-step to make learning experimental techniques easy.
You’ll need basic supplies like Bristol board, various papers, a roller, inks, glue, fabrics, collography materials, and digital tools such as a computer with Photoshop.
You’ll be able to create original graphic artworks, master mixed techniques of collage, manual printing, and image transfer, and develop unique visual resources for artistic or commercial projects.
Collography is a printing technique based on textured plates made from various materials. You’ll learn how to build, ink, and print from these plates to create experimental prints.
Yes, the course covers essential Photoshop editing skills like image cropping, layer masking, and file organization for digital collage.
You’ll be able to create magical posters, graphic novel covers, festival flyers, artistic branding, and pieces for decoration or exhibition by combining analog and digital techniques.