Excellence in Illustration: From Intuition to Method
Delivery
A course by Emiliano Ponzi , Illustrator, Artist, and Author
About the video: Delivery
Overview
“Reviews and battles. A healthy confrontation with the client, but also a way to demonstrate one's professionalism and authorial identity.”
In this video lesson Emiliano Ponzi addresses the topic: Delivery, which is part of the Domestika online course: Excellence in Illustration: From Intuition to Method. Learn a method to cultivate lateral thinking, find inspiration, and create evocative images.
Partial transcription of the video
“Delivery In this lesson, we will talk about customer feedback, possible revisions, and also battles that we may or may not win and therefore which ones it makes sense to engage with and which ones to let go of. The customer writes to us and also calls us. They write to us and send the image back to us, telling us that we’ve made a big mistake. We forgot to consider the spine of the cover where the title is written, and it’s partially covered by this building in shadow, thus worsening the readability. The other thing that is pointed out to us, besides telling us that they certainly like the ...”
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Course summary for: Excellence in Illustration: From Intuition to Method
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Digital Illustration, Drawing, Editorial Illustration, Fine Arts, Storytelling, Traditional illustration

Emiliano Ponzi
A course by Emiliano Ponzi
Emiliano Ponzi is an illustrator, visual artist, and author. He loved drawing from an early age and later decided to pursue this passion by studying at the Europeo di Design in Milan. In 2004, he produced his first major work as an illustrator for The New York Times and since then, his career hasn't stopped reaching new heights.
Throughout the years, he's worked for brands, magazines, and newspapers like Le Monde, The New Yorker, Louis Vuitton, MoMa New York, Der Spiegel, Penguin Books, Amnesty International, Armani, Bulgari, Gucci, La Repubblica, Feltrinelli, Lavazza, TIM, Pirelli, Ferrari, and many more. He has also received multiple awards and recognitions, among them a silver medal at the 2008 New York Society of Illustrators for his editorial drawing for the New York Times Book Review. After many years in Milan, he now lives and works in New York, carrying out projects for magazines, advertising and publishing agencies, and brands.
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