Turning Personal Artwork into Commercial Illustrations
The Main Illustration: The Sketch
A course by Sophie Mo , Tattoo Artist, Illustrator, and Graphic Designer
Joined July 2020
About the video: The Main Illustration: The Sketch
Overview
“Now that everything is set up, I will start the practical part of this course and create initial sketches of the project, using the mood boards and references taken from both packaging and visual boards. ”
In this video lesson Sophie Mo addresses the topic: The Main Illustration: The Sketch, which is part of the Domestika online course: Turning Personal Artwork into Commercial Illustrations. Build a professional illustration portfolio by learning to give your artwork a commercial use by applying it to a variety of products.
Partial transcription of the video
“ The Main Illustration: The Sketch Now that we've established our references and found all the research bits that we need, we will establish the order of the tasks and start sketching our drawing. Now, we will establish an order of how we will draw everything. Firstly, we will do a rough sketch of the subject and then, we will refine it by cleaning up the lines and transferring it onto a new piece of transfer paper, followed by shading and refining all the final details. Our first and main priority is to establish the main body of our illustration that will be used across all the assets an...”
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Course summary for: Turning Personal Artwork into Commercial Illustrations
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Category
Illustration, Marketing & Business -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Digital Illustration, Drawing, Ink Illustration, Portfolio Development

Sophie Mo
A course by Sophie Mo
Sophie Mo is a London-based illustrator, designer, and tattoo artist. She specializes in blackwork tattoo design, taking inspiration from the worlds of cinematography, music, Japanese culture, and botanical-style Victorian illustration.
She is a tattoo artist at Parliament Tattoo in Finsbury Park, London. Her custom designs have been privately and commercially commissioned by brands like Airbnb, Microsoft, Squarespace, BBC Radio 6 Music, Major League Baseball, Andaz London/Hyatt, Bulleit Whiskey, REVLON, and more. In 2020, she won a D&AD wood pencil for best illustration across all magazines and newspapers.
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