Zodiac Illustration: Creating A Unique Series
Preparation
A course by Silja Goetz , Illustrator
About the video: Preparation
Overview
“In this lesson we’ll find our initial idea and do specific research for the references we’ll need. Then we’ll decide on a basic style and composition, because a series, more than any single illustration, needs a bit of preparation and planning. ”
In this video lesson Silja Goetz addresses the topic: Preparation, which is part of the Domestika online course: Zodiac Illustration: Creating A Unique Series. Use ancient horoscope symbols to illustrate a series that captures your style.
Partial transcription of the video
“Preparation In this lesson we're going to first find an idea, then do specific research, then decide about a style and composition. The basic idea for your series should spring from what you do want to draw and from what you want to avoid. I already know what I don't want to do, I don't want to repeat myself. And since I have evolved in my style since the last zodiac, I will try a new approach now. I want to stick a little less closely to the generic zodiac symbols. Remember that I prefer to draw women, and that I like to use the pencil lately, so why not make it about real women and their ...”
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Course summary for: Zodiac Illustration: Creating A Unique Series
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Software
Adobe Photoshop -
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Digital Illustration, Storytelling, Traditional illustration
Silja Goetz
A course by Silja Goetz
Silja has always loved to draw, and with the encouragement of her parents, she kept it up and decided early on that she wanted to become an illustrator. She studied Communication Design in Nüremberg while working as an illustrator for a magazine about animals for children, along with some work for magazines like Elle and Cosmopolitan.
Silja worked as a layout designer for Allegra Magazine (Germany) for over two years, where she learned to see illustration from an art director’s perspective. After deciding she wanted to create illustrations instead of working with the work of others, she took a leap of faith and moved to Spain, where she started working as a freelance illustrator.
She has worked with press clients like The New Yorker, Elle, Vogue, Vanity Fair, Die Zeit, Outdoor magazine, and more, as well as on advertising projects for clients like Estrella Damm. Her book cover illustrations adorn the books of publishers like Penguin Random House, Harper Collins, Gräfe und Unzer, and Doubleday.
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