Poster Illustration for Feel-Good Interiors
A course by Adriana Quezada, Editorial Illustrator
Discover how to inspire positivity through your illustrations and enhance a room with imaginative artwork
Creating artistic illustrations accompanied by text is a great opportunity to communicate a message that inspires readers. Editorial Illustrator Adriana Quezada has collaborated with renowned magazines including Men’s Health, Life and Style, and Eres niños, and exhibited her work around the world.
In this course, she teaches you how to create personal and inspiring artwork that brings life to your home. Discover how to design a feel-good poster by combining digital and analogue tools, ready to be displayed in a space of your choice. Let your imagination run wild and create your own world through illustration.
What will you learn in this online course?
15 lessons & 19 downloads
What's included in this course?
Begin the course by getting to know editorial illustrator Adriana Quezada. She talks through the creative journey that led her to pursue a career in illustration, along with the influences that inspire her work. Then take a look at what you can expect from the course.
Dive into the purpose of a poster and the different elements it should include, from color to layout. Learn how to collect inspiration for your art from the space around you. Then explore how to come up with a theme and concept for your illustration.
Time to create your poster! Begin with the visual research and decide on a color palette, using a mood board for reference. Look at the materials needed to create your project before diving into general composition and lettering. Adriana guides you through her personal illustration process, from sketching the layout on paper to combining all the graphic elements.
Scan your final sketch and trace it using digital tools in Adobe Illustrator. Start with the basic shapes before moving on to characters. Then trace the lettering elements of your design before adding the finer details like texture and pattern to enhance it.
Review your work using Adriana’s poster checklist, then export it ready for printing. To finish the course, Adriana shares her advice for framing your poster and decorating your home with furniture and other prints that complement it.
- 94% positive reviews (18)
- 567 students
- 15 lessons (2h 22m)
- 19 additional resources (9 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: English
- English · Spanish · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch · Turkish · Romanian · Indonesian
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
Recommended software & tools for this course
Adobe IllustratorWhat is this course's project?
Create an inspirational poster that brings positivity to any space using digital and analogue tools.
Who is this online course for?
This course is for anyone with an interest in developing their illustration skills by creating their own feel-good artwork.
Requirements and materials
Basic drawing skills and experience with a vector-based program like Adobe Illustrator or CorelDRAW are required.
You will need access to a computer with one of these programs installed, as well as drawing materials specified by Adriana in the course.
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Adriana Quezada
A course by Adriana Quezada
Adriana Quezada is an editorial illustrator from Mexico. Growing up, she was always creative and went on to study graphic design at university, where she discovered a passion for illustration in particular. After graduating, she began working at an advertising agency as the head of design, whilst also specializing in illustration at UNAM Academy of San Carlo. Three years later, Adriana decided to pursue a career as a freelance illustrator.
Since then, she’s collaborated with renowned magazines including Men’s Health, Life and Style, and Eres niños, and participated in collective exhibitions in the U.S., Italy, and Mexico. Adriana won the third Ibero-American Illustration Catalog contest and the 2014 Visual Impressions contest. She has also illustrated books for Editorial Castillo, Porrúa, and the Department of Public Education in Mexico.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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About Me
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Influences
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U2
Preparation
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The Poster and Its Elements
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Collecting Information from the Space
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The Inside Message
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U3
Let’s Do It
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Visual Research and Color Palette
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General Composition and Text
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The Art Composition
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U4
Working on Your Final Sketch on the Computer
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Tracing the First Shapes 1
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Tracing the First Shapes 2
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Tracing and Adding Characters
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Tracing and Adding Lettering Elements
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Integrating Elements and Adding Final Details
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U5
It’s Real Now
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Printing Your Poster
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Framing and Finishing up the Space
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FP
Final project
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Illustrated posters for children
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FAQs
Yes, this course is designed for beginners and covers foundational techniques in illustration, poster design, and using tools like Adobe Illustrator.
You’ll need basic art supplies (paper, pencils) and access to Adobe Illustrator or similar digital illustration software. Some activities can be done traditionally or digitally.
You’ll learn illustration techniques, poster composition, color theory, integrating text with visuals, moodboard creation, and how to design expressive, cohesive posters for various uses.
Yes, the course covers selecting and applying contrasting colors, building color palettes, and using color to create visual impact and mood in poster designs.
Yes, you’ll learn techniques for organizing poster text, designing lettering, and combining text with illustrations to create clear and engaging compositions.
Yes, the course teaches how to collect, organize, and use mood boards and reference images to guide your illustration and poster design process.
Yes, you’ll explore the woodcut technique, its use in cordel literature, and how to create expressive woodcut illustrations for editorial and book projects.
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Recomiendo este curso, muy enriquecedor.
Corso molto superficiale, la progettazione nei suoi diversi passaggi viene sviluppata in maniera debole. Non si comprende la scelta di alcuni aspetti visivi. È un corso per chi ha già dimestichezza con la progettazione grafica perché l'autrice non entra nello specifico di molte scelte stilistiche fatte.
Muy ameno y bien explicado.
Great A++ recommended!
Tengo muchos cursos de Domestika, todos muy buenos! Pero este en particular me está siendo muy útil por lo bien explicado que está, por la cantidad de información clara y concisa. Aún no le he terminado y ya me está ayudando mucho con las bases del diseño y la comunicación para carteles.