Zodiac Illustration: Creating A Unique Series
Layout 1
A course by Silja Goetz , Illustrator
About the video: Layout 1
Overview
“I will work on a blueprint for all my twelve illustrations now, selecting a format, a colour scheme, and a basic composition. A good moment to reflect on subjects like symmetry and how to find the right colour for your drawing. Be warned: There are no simple rules, but I’ll show you exactly how I did it for the project at hand. ”
In this video lesson Silja Goetz addresses the topic: Layout 1, 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
“Layout In this lesson we are going to tackle the layout of our illustration, and for this we are going to talk about format, composition and color. I already know that I want to start my composition like building blocks and I will not put this stack into context. There will be no background, just a solid color, and I will put this stack in the middle of my frame, a simple and symmetrical composition with a clear hierarchy from most important and biggest to least important. A symmetry like that is often used for faces that look right at you, for example. Or for objects that we want to give a...”
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Course summary for: Zodiac Illustration: Creating A Unique Series
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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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