Editorial Illustration: From Concept to Published Artwork
What Makes a Good Illustration?
A course by Tim Peacock , Illustrator and Cartoonist
About the video: What Makes a Good Illustration?
Overview
“In this lesson, I will talk about how much variety there is to making a successful illustration, and the key elements to help you understand what makes illustration stand out. I’ll also be sharing a few examples from illustrators who each tackle problems in a unique way. ”
In this video lesson Tim Peacock addresses the topic: What Makes a Good Illustration?, which is part of the Domestika online course: Editorial Illustration: From Concept to Published Artwork. Learn how to build strong visual concepts and gain a comprehensive understanding of the editorial industry.
Partial transcription of the video
“What Makes a Good Illustration? Now that I broke down some important elements in a brief, now let's talk about some of the things that make a good illustration. I wanna say as a disclaimer that anything I say in this course, when I talk about illustration, or business, or otherwise, is by no means the only way to do something, but rather, I encourage you to find your own way, to experiment and carve your own path. What really makes a good illustration? That's a really hard question to answer because there's lots of ways to do illustration, there's many perspectives that people have, their o...”
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Course summary for: Editorial Illustration: From Concept to Published Artwork
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Category
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Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Digital Illustration, Editorial Design, Editorial Illustration, Traditional illustration

Tim Peacock
A course by Tim Peacock
Tim Peacock is an illustrator and cartoonist currently based in Brooklyn, NY. He graduated from Ringling College of Art and Design with a BFA in illustration. Specializing in editorial and advertising, Tim’s work has been recognized by The Society of Illustrators, American Illustration, The Society of Publication Designers, and CMYK, to name a few.
His client list includes editorials such as The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, NBC News, The Atlantic, Playboy, Billboard, MIT Technology Review, and Vice.
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