Zodiac Illustration: Creating A Unique Series
Touch-Ups and Comparing
A course by Silja Goetz , Illustrator
About the video: Touch-Ups and Comparing
Overview
“From afar my illustrations look finished now, but a closer look reveals lots of imperfections. It’s time for polishing, perfecting, and getting them print-ready. ”
In this video lesson Silja Goetz addresses the topic: Touch-Ups and Comparing, 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
“Touch-Ups and Comparing You've seen by now that my pencil drawings are far from perfect. There will always be blotches and smudges and irregularities. Also the colors, the contrast, the transitions between elements, the edges of the illustrations, all these elements are going to be revised now. The difference may be small, but it's the difference between a rushed illustration and a polished one, and I prefer the latter. If you have the time, it's always a good idea to let an illustration sit for one night, even if you are sure it's ready to publish. I believe I never made an illustration or...”
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Course summary for: Zodiac Illustration: Creating A Unique Series
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
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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