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Art Deco Style for Digital Illustration

Influences

A course by Mads Berg , Illustrator

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Audio: English

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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

“Influences In this lesson I would like to share some of the artists that have inspired me. So, these are artists and works that I have in my backpack. And it's not always on purpose that I draw inspiration from them, but occasionally they just inspire me. OK, 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 in numerous museums around Europe, and I'd like to show you why I think he's really inspiring. Let's have a look a...”

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Course summary for: Art Deco Style for Digital Illustration

Level: Beginner
97% positive reviews (478)
13128 students
4 units
16 lessons (2h 23m)
3 downloads

Category
Illustration
Software
Adobe Illustrator
Areas
Digital Illustration, Fine Arts, Poster Design, Traditional illustration

Mads Berg

A course by Mads Berg

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Illustrator

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.