Isometric Map Illustration: Capture a City's Vibrancy
Influences
A course by Jess Wilson , Illustrator, Printmaker, and Creative Director
Joined September 2020
About the video: Influences
Overview
“In this lesson, we will talk about specific individuals and things that have influenced the way I produce my work. What makes you happy in normal life often drips into your final work. ”
In this video lesson Jess Wilson addresses the topic: Influences , which is part of the Domestika online course: Isometric Map Illustration: Capture a City's Vibrancy. Learn how to create a colourful detailed map to express the energy of a city.
Partial transcription of the video
“Influences In this lesson, we'll talk about what's influenced my work and how it's led me to making maps. I have many influences and things I've collected over the years, but I'll show you a few of my favourite. This book is originally from "It's Nice That" and I find this book hilarious. What they've done, they've drawn a picture and taken a photo of the same thing, but sometimes you're not sure whether they've started with the photograph or the illustration, which is a weird way of working, because normally you look at a photo, which is real, and draw from that. I just think it's brillian...”
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Course summary for: Isometric Map Illustration: Capture a City's Vibrancy
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Digital Illustration, Digital Painting, Drawing, Infographics, Traditional illustration

Jess Wilson
A course by Jess Wilson
Jess Wilson is a London-based illustrator and printmaker who has over ten years of experience in creating commercial illustration and personal screen prints. From a young age, she was encouraged to develop her drawing skills and eventually went on to study graphic design at university, where she discovered a newfound passion for screen printing.
Jess is currently Creative Director of Jealous, a contemporary gallery and Fine Art ScreenPrint studio in East London where her work is sold. She has also worked for major international brands such as Nike, Nokia, and Coca-Cola, and has developed map illustrations for Lululemon and Nhow. Her most recent work was featured on a billboard in Central London for Vape.
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