Artistic Illustration Techniques: from Concept to Drawing

Artistic Illustration Techniques: from Concept to Drawing

“We reached the end! I hope you liked the course. Do you think we can do a little review of the steps you must take to reach your final project? Each of us has our own tastes and influences, remember constantly to be reviewing trends and works by other artists for inspiration, and not only from the world of illustration. I assure you that you will be able to learn a lot from filmmakers, sculptors, painters or visual artists. Keep in mind that all texts can be translated into images, from each narration you can extract an idea or concept to illustrate. The secret is to be able to do it in the most creative way possible, if you are not satisfied with the first or second proposal that you develop, keep working until you find the definitive and meaningful alternative for you, the idea is that your result is striking and that makes it special not only for you, but also for the viewer. Remember that an illustration can capture the cover of a book, a magazine article, a newspaper story, a story, a record cover, or whatever you want.

The first thing will be to conceptualize. I suggest you look for reference iconography to capture with an image what you want to express, and that from two elements you make a fusion to create a concept. When looking for the raw material for your graphic piece, don't hold back; everything can be of use to you: photographs, clippings, papers, cardboard, textures, drawings, etc. With all the above compiled, in Photoshop, the integration of all the elements begins to be able to create a single graphic piece. Remember to work the composition carefully, without neglecting any details. Paint all the components in the unification stage, and then look for the ideal color palette, which is consistent with what you want to convey and which is related to the concept you are working on. Apply the textures in your work. I advise you to test and regulate the opacities of the different textures so that the illustration is not visually overloaded. Then, try different fonts that are consistent with your concept, and think about the supports where you will apply your work. Finally, prepare your illustration to be printed or to be exhibited on social networks, it is important that you remember the differences in the file for both purposes. For now I say goodbye, it has been an incredible experience to be able to share with you in a creative environment. Remember that if you have questions you can write to me, I will answer all the concerns as soon as possible and I will be reviewing the forum so that we can have a more fluid conversation. A big hug. Vicente. ”

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“Final project We reached the end of the course, I hope it has been useful to you to learn from this style of illustration. Drawing has been linked to my life since I was little, so I find it important to practice a lot to find a stamp and a look of your own. The project that I illustrated I did from a song, but you are free to illustrate what you find attractive. In the course I taught you how to find the concept of illustration, how to work the sketch and how to digitally compose based on a photograph. We then went on to unify the illustration working the colors and some of its details to ...”

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Course summary for: Artistic Illustration Techniques: from Concept to Drawing

• Level: Beginner
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• 773 students
• 5 units
• 16 lessons (3h 0m)
• 4 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Software

  Adobe Photoshop

• Areas

  Digital Illustration, Drawing, Traditional illustration