Digital Illustration: When Color Meets Imagination
A course by Hedof , Illustrator
Learn to improve your creative workflow and design vibrant illustrations that capture your unique style using Photoshop and Illustrator
By combining color with creative illustration techniques, you can capture the energy of your favorite place. Illustrator Rick Berkelmans likes to visualize communities, relationships between people, and their surroundings as part of his drawing process. He runs his own studio, Hedof, where he has worked with clients including Google, YouTube, Facebook, and The New York Times.
In this course, Rick teaches you how to train your imagination to be more creative and design colorful illustrations using digital tools. Choose one of your favorite locations and use it to illustrate a bold and powerful art print ready to share with the world. Take your sketches to the next level.
What will you learn in this online course?
18 lessons & 17 downloads
- 100% positive reviews (64)
- 1,404 students
- 18 lessons (3h 16m)
- 17 additional resources (3 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: English
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch · Turkish · Romanian · Indonesian
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
Recommended software & tools for this course
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe PhotoshopWhat is this course's project?
Design your own colorful print that pays homage to your favorite place using digital tools in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
This course is for anyone with an interest in learning to create vibrant digital illustrations in their own personal style.
Requirements and materials
Previous experience with Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator would be beneficial but is not essential.
In terms of materials, you will need a device with these programs installed, as well as a pencil and paper, and access to a scanner.
Reviews
Hedof
A course by Hedof
Rick Berkelmans is an illustrator from The Netherlands. He always considered himself creative and, after impressing his classmates with a drawing of a dinosaur at just seven years old, he knew he wanted to pursue a career that involved illustrating. Rick went on to study at art school where he discovered a love for screen printing that kick-started his career. His work soon began getting noticed online and in galleries, leading to his first commissions.
Since then, Rick has established his own studio, Hedof, and worked on illustrations for apps, magazines, advertising campaigns, and packaging. He has also painted large-scale murals around the world. Rick’s clients include Nike, The New York Times , Nickelodeon, IKEA, Samsung, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Lotte World Mall, Nestlé, Green Man Festival, Red Bull, PlayStation, Snapchat, YouTube, WeTransfer, Google, and Facebook. He also shares his work with over 90K followers on Instagram.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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About Me
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Influences
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U2
Preproduction
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What You Need to Know before You Start
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About Sketching
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About Style
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U3
The Project
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References and Initial Sketches
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Refining Your Sketches
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Creating the Final Illustration
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U4
From Analog to Digital
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Preparation
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Tracing and Converting Lines into Shapes 1
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Tracing and Converting Lines into Shapes 2
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How Screen Printing Affected My Work
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Choosing a Color Palette
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Coloring Your Shapes
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U5
Finalizing Your Drawing
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Refining Your Colors
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Creating Textures and Patterns
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Adding Patterns, Textures, and Final Details
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Final Illustrations and Other Examples
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FP
Final project
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Digital Art: When Color Meets Imagination
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What to expect from a Domestika course
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Learn at your own pace
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Meet expert teachers
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Ask questions, request feedback, or offer solutions. Share your learning experience with other students in the community who are as passionate about creativity as you are.
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Connect with a global creative community
The community is home to millions of people from around the world who are curious and passionate about exploring and expressing their creativity.
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I really liked this course. The instructor guides through the course and helps us navigate easily. Highly recommended.
This course is highly recommended for several reasons. First of all for the analogue and digital tools you learn to use, there is a plugin for drawing in Illustrator that is crazy, I love it. And secondly, it's super interesting to learn about the creative process of such a great illustrator, how he thinks about the idea, how he makes it concrete, all the digitizing steps, the comings and goings until you get a finished piece of art.
Every time I take courses on here, I learn something new. Thanks Hedof!
He aprendido cosas nuevas. Recomiendo el curso y el profesor.
Great course!