Illustration with Markers: Find Your Style
A course by Caio YoIllustrator
A course by Caio Yo, Illustrator
Develop your own artistic language using markers to play with volume, color, and texture
Striking textures, smooth lines, beautifully-defined volume, and great functionality are just some of the possibilities that markers offer. For illustrator and comic artist Caio Yo, this drawing tool yields fast and fun results that are difficult to obtain with other materials.
Join him in this course and learn how to use markers to bring a character drawing to life. Discover how to take full advantage of this versatile tool by experimenting with volume, textures, and colors to transmit feelings and emotions in your compositions.
What will you learn in this online course?
16 lessons & 22 downloads
What is personal style?
3 minutes, 27 seconds
Knowing the markers
5 minutes, 6 seconds
Learning Values and Blending
8 minutes, 24 seconds
Shading the faces
5 minutes, 51 seconds
Clothes and hair
6 minutes, 54 seconds
Special effects with bullets
7 minutes, 24 seconds
What's included in this course?
Meet your teacher, Caio Yo. Learn more about his journey through the world of illustration and find out how he developed his artistic style before getting an insight into his main influences, which include manga, video games, and different illustrators and visual artists.
Explore the principles of finding your own style and discover how to convey sensations and feelings through color. Then, immerse yourself in the world of markers and learn how to choose materials. Caio also teaches you techniques to achieve different tonalities and three-dimensional effects.
Now it's time to work on your project. Start creating your first sketch and get your drawing ready to go over it with markers. Practice techniques such as blending to explore textures and gradients, and learn how to create special effects by combining markers with other tools.
Finally, add the line art and finishing touches to your drawing before digitizing your work and retouching it in Photoshop. To wrap up, Caio gives you some tips on using online portfolio platforms and social media to share your work with the world.
What is this course's project?
Bring a character drawing to life using markers by experimenting with volume, texture, and color techniques.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Anyone interested in learning a different approach to illustration using alcohol-based markers, regardless of skill level.
Requirements and materials
No specific drawing skills are needed for this course.
As for materials, you need alcohol-based markers and some paper.
Reviews
- 2 months ago
Gostei muito do curso do Caio, pois aprendi coisas importantes, como descobrir que marcadores não são só à base de água, que podem trocar a ponta, dois efeitos possíveis com eles e da divulgação dos trabalhos. Indico sim o curso a todos os interessados no tema, marcadores.
- 4 months ago
Muito ruim! Quase nada de técnica! Um curso curto que poderia ser melhor aproveitado se fossem passadas algumas técnicas, mas a metade do curso é falando sobre materiais e a outra metade é sobre como cada um encontra a sua técnica. O professor poderia perder menos tempo com teoria e focar mais em prática e recomendação de técnicas. Infelizmente, a maioria dos cursos brasileiros dessa plataforma são assim.
- 4 months ago
Aula muito pratica e fácil de entender.
- 5 months ago
Very nice !
- 5 months ago
curso certamente proveitoso e ensinado de modo claro.
He currently works creating art for video game studios, advertising agencies, and animation and character design projects, but his true passion lies in his personal illustrations.
Content
- U1
Introduction
- A little about myself
- My influences
- U2
Style, colors and materials
- What is personal style?
- The use of colors
- Knowing the markers
- Papers and other materials
- Learning Values and Blending
- U3
Using the bookmarks
- The sketch before the sketch
- Preparing the sketch for the markers
- Shading the faces
- Clothes and hair
- Making other textures
- Special effects with bullets
- Final art
- U4
Final touches and disclosure
- Making the final treatment of the drawing
- Introducing and selling your work
- FP
Final project
- Illustration with Markers: Find Your Style
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FAQs
The course is intermediate level and recommended for those with basic drawing knowledge who want to deepen marker techniques and explore personal style development.
You will need art markers (alcohol or water-based), a sketchbook or Bristol paper, a white gel pen, colored pencils, and digital tools if you want to experiment with digital touch-ups.
You’ll learn drawing fundamentals, blending, palette selection, texture creation, personal style development, using references, and integrating digital processes.
Yes, the course covers character creation, graphic expressiveness, and illustration techniques inspired by manga and comics.
The course offers practical exercises, reference analysis, repertoire organization, and ongoing practice to help you find and evolve your own style.
It’s not required, but the course includes modules on digital sketchbooks and digital retouching for those interested in exploring digital tools.
You’ll learn blending techniques with alcohol-based markers, how to use a blender pen, value transitions, and creating smooth gradients for 3D effects.