Conceptual illustrations using color and symbolism

Overview

“Developing a concept can be one of the most difficult parts of the process of illustration. In this lesson, I’ll be sharing some examples of how I’ve interpreted complex briefs in my past work. I’ll also walk you through my process for developing a concept, based on our prompt for this course, "finding hope in hardship". ”

In this video lesson Christina Chung addresses the topic: Developing a Concept , which is part of the Domestika online course: Conceptual illustrations using color and symbolism. Learn how to turn your ideas into stunning illustrations by using color and symbolism to create compelling visuals..

Partial transcription of the video

“Now that you know a little bit more about me, in this lesson I'll be talking about my process for developing a concept. Normally in my client work, I'm given a written prompt to work off of, and that can be an article or a manuscript. And I then have to break it down and turn it into an illustration. So basically, I'm a visual problem solver, and it's always really satisfying to be able to solve a puzzle and come out with an illustration that works for the client. Today I've brought two examples of what it looks like taking a client prompt and turning that into an illustration. For this job...”

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Course summary for: Conceptual illustrations using color and symbolism

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (28)
• 1471 students
• 4 units
• 14 lessons (2h 32m)
• 11 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Software

  Adobe Photoshop, Procreate

• Areas

  Digital Drawing, Digital Illustration, Editorial Illustration