3D & Animation for Editorial Illustration
Influences
A course by Simoul Alva , Visual designer
About the video: Influences
Overview
“In this lesson, I will talk about my influences from other brilliant illustrators and one toy company. ”
In this video lesson Simoul Alva addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: 3D & Animation for Editorial Illustration. Learn how to create 3D editorial illustrations, brainstorm ideas and how to make a concept sketch..
Partial transcription of the video
“In the last lesson I told you about me, in this lesson I'm going to show you my influences. My first influence is Pablo Delcan. Pablo Delcan's point of view on creating illustration is so strong. His work is extremely striking and intelligent. It feels like a play on the familial. It's like using a concept, an object that you know and adding a twist to it. It really makes you think when you look at the visual. His work doesn't really have a specific style of his own, but it really works to embody the story that it's trying to represent. I particularly like the image that plays on the idea o...”
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Course summary for: 3D & Animation for Editorial Illustration
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Category
3D & Animation -
Software
Adobe Photoshop, Substance Designer -
Areas
3D, 3D Animation, 3D Modeling, Animation

Simoul Alva
A course by Simoul Alva
Simoul Alva is a New York-based visual designer, art director, and illustrator renowned for her expertise in 3D design and storytelling. With a strong passion for narrative-driven visuals, Simoul has collaborated with prestigious clients such as The New York Times, Microsoft, Medium, and YouTube Music. Her work has received recognition from industry organizations including The One Club For Creativity, Art Directors Club, Forbes India, Type Directors Club, and D&AD.
Simoul's background as a visual designer greatly influences her approach to 3D design and allows her to effectively navigate creative briefs. Her intentional, playful, vivid, and malleable style adds a human quality to her 3D illustrations, making them truly captivating. Through this course, Simoul shares her expertise and guides students in developing their own unique style while exploring the art of visual storytelling using Adobe Substance 3D Stager and Photoshop.
- 121 students
- 12 lessons (1h 56m)
- 15 additional resources (6 files)
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- Available on the app
- Audio: English
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- Level: Beginner
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