Editorial Animated Illustrations: Create art based on news stories
About Me
A course by Katty Huertas , Illustrator
About the video: About Me
Overview
“In this lesson, I'll tell you about the path—which wasn't always a straight one!—that got me to where I am now. I'll delve into my education and how I came into contact with my first clients. I've worked as a freelance illustrator for clients like Disney+, HBO Max, YouTube, The Washington Post, The New York Times, The New Yorker, Science Magazine, Harvard Business Review, and more. Previously, I worked as an editorial designer for NBC News at TODAY.com. Currently, I'm also a designer and art director at The Washington Post where I get to commission illustrations as well as illustrate myself.”
In this video lesson Katty Huertas addresses the topic: About Me, which is part of the Domestika online course: Editorial Animated Illustrations: Create art based on news stories. Bring your art to life and create editorial animated illustrations with Procreate and Photoshop..
Partial transcription of the video
“Hi everyone, thank you so much for taking part of this course. My name is Katty Huertas and I'm a multidisciplinary artist and illustrator. In this lesson, I'm going to talk to you a little bit about myself and how I got here. I'm currently based in Washington, D.C., but I'm originally from Colombia, where I grew up. Since I was little, I was always drawing and painting, and I remember taking oil painting classes after school. I started my university studies in La Javeriana in Colombia, and I did two years there. I then transferred to a school in Miami called FIU. The school wasn't an art s...”
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Course summary for: Editorial Animated Illustrations: Create art based on news stories
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Category
3D & Animation, Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop, Procreate -
Areas
2D Animation, Animation, Digital Illustration, Digital Painting, Editorial Illustration

Katty Huertas
A course by Katty Huertas
Katty Huertas is a highly acclaimed multidisciplinary artist and illustrator known for her vibrant colors, intricate details, and captivating narrative illustrations. With an extensive portfolio that includes collaborations with globally recognized brands and publications, Katty has established herself as a prominent figure in the art world.
Her unique style, which combines human and natural elements with recurring patterns and stylized figures, has garnered widespread admiration. Katty's expertise in storytelling through visuals, along with her passion for experimenting with different media, makes her an exceptional guide in the realm of narrative illustration. Join Katty in this course to learn from her wealth of knowledge and master the art of creating compelling visual narratives.
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