Art Deco Style for Digital Illustration
Influences
A course by Mads Berg , Illustrator
Joined September 2020
About the video: Influences
Overview
“In this lesson, I will show you my inspiration, heroes and influences. ”
In this video lesson Mads Berg addresses the topic: Influences , which is part of the Domestika online course: Art Deco Style for Digital Illustration. Create elegant artwork in Illustrator using dynamic compositions and minimalist color palettes.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson, i would like to show you some of the artists that have inspired me So these are artists and works that I have in my backpack. And, uh, It's not always on purpose that I drew inspiration from them, but occasionally they just inspire me. Okay, let's start from the beginning. There is a Dutch painter from the 17th century called Johannes Vermeer. He inspired me a lot. His work is Quite mysterious. I traveled around Europe trying to track down all of his paintings and numerous museums around Europe. And I'd like to show you why I think he's really inspiring. Let's have a look at...”
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Course summary for: Art Deco Style for Digital Illustration
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Illustrator -
Areas
Digital Illustration, Fine Arts, Poster Design, Traditional illustration

Mads Berg
A course by Mads Berg
Mads Berg is a Danish illustrator with twenty years of experience in creating commercial illustrations. After studying at the Academy of Art and Design in Copenhagen, he started his illustrating career as a character designer and concept artist for a games studio. He set up his own studio in 2000 specialized in creating posters, brand illustrations, key visuals, editorial illustrations, cover art, and murals.
Mads has illustrated for clients such as Coca-Cola, Orangina, San Diego Zoo, Lego, Monocle, and Wired. His illustrations have been exhibited internationally and celebrated with awards such as "Best Danish Children's Comic" prize in 2010 and the Danish Design Prize in 2009. He also lectures at his former art school, the Academy of Art and Design in Copenhagen.
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