Illustration: Find Your Signature Style
A course by Vidam , Illustrator, Painter, and Muralist
Learn to observe and reinterpret animals to create experimental illustrations that combine digital and analog techniques
Learn to observe and reinterpret animals to create experimental illustrations that combine digital and analog techniques
Finding your own illustration style can be a long but exciting journey, and illustrator, painter, and muralist Attila Szamosi (Vidam) has a wealth of firsthand experience in the matter. It took him years of trial and error to find a style he was comfortable with that also gave his work an unmistakable identity. He currently designs posters and flyers as well as murals for clients like Nike, Arte, and Spotify.
In this online course, he teaches you how to identify and develop your own form of artistic expression. Discover his personal method for finding a style along with how to create a distinctive piece for an illustrated poster of anthropomorphic animals using Illustrator and Photoshop. Ready to unleash your inner artist?
What will you learn in this online course?
16 lessons & 14 downloads
- 100% positive reviews (7)
- 336 students
- 16 lessons (2h 32m)
- 14 additional resources (2 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: German
- German · Spanish · English · Portuguese · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
Recommended software for this course
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe PhotoshopWhat is this course's project?
Explore your own personal style and create an illustrated poster featuring personified animals.
Who is this online course for?
Anyone dedicated to illustration, especially those still in search of their personal style or trying to perfect it. This course is also of interest to anyone curious about how to work between Illustrator and Photoshop.
Requirements and materials
You need basic knowledge of both Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop to take this course.
All you need for materials is a computer with both programs and the drawing materials of your choice. These could be paper, pencils, and felt-tips, or even Procreate if you prefer to work completely digitally.
Reviews
Attila Szamosi, better-known as Vidam, is an illustrator and visual artist from Berlin. He enjoys painting large murals in situ as well as digitally illustrating them, and loves spending time working in his studio. He first discovered graffiti while studying communication design, and over the years has become more and more immersed in the art world, especially street art.
Since 2004, he's been working as a freelance designer and illustrator, and currently creates posters, flyers, and above all murals for clients like WeShare, Tetra Pak, Arte, and Puma. His personal pieces, which reflect on a diverse range of everyday topics, almost like a diary, are regularly exhibited across the globe.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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About Me
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Inspirations
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U2
Research and Style Finding
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Materials and Programs
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Photo Research
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How I Found My Own Style
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Tips for Style Development
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U3
The Animals in the Urban Forest
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Sketching
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Final Sketch
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Vectorization
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Boar Face
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Young Boars
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U4
Elaboration of Your Illustration
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Last Vectors
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Post-production in Photoshop
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Creating Analogue Textures
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U5
Further Options for Your Poster with Vector Illustration
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Poster Printing
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Tips for Sending Posters
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FP
Final project
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Illustration: Find Your Signature Style
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What to expect from a Domestika course
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Learn valuable methods and techniques explained by top experts in the creative sector.
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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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FAQs
Domestika's courses are online classes that provide you with the tools and skills you need to complete a specific project. Every step of the project combines video lessons with complementary instructional material, so you can learn by doing. Domestika's courses also allow you to share your own projects with the teacher and with other students, creating a dynamic course community.
All courses are 100% online, so once they're published, courses start and finish whenever you want. You set the pace of the class. You can go back to review what interests you most and skip what you already know, ask questions, answer questions, share your projects, and more.
The courses are divided into different units. Each one includes lessons, informational text, tasks, and practice exercises to help you carry out your project step by step, with additional complementary resources and downloads. You'll also have access to an exclusive forum where you can interact with the teacher and with other students, as well as share your work and your course project, creating a community around the course.
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nikkosaldivar.nbs
The course is good. I learned a lot.
szwarcky
PlusGreat course! highly recommended!
icarosantosoliver
Gostei muito do curso, mesmo não possuindo o photoshop e o illutrator consegui fazer tudo pelo Krita.
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robsoncalima
PlusEstou gostando do curso, porém, um pouco complexo na hora de finalizar no ilustrator quem não tem experiência nesta ferramenta vai ser perder um pouco.
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vicente
Excelente curso e didática. Recomento a todos.
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