Commercial Illustration with Colored Pencils
A course by Carmen García Huerta , Illustrator
Joined January 2019
Learn to create stunning illustrations from scratch, from the brief to the final artwork
Have you ever wanted to take your colored pencil illustrations to the commercial world? Professional illustrator Carmen García Huerta teaches you how to do just that by mastering a technique that is full of nuances.
Passionate about capturing the color and vibrations of nature with colored pencils and graphite, Carmen has developed her own style that has led her to collaborate with brands such as El País, El Corte Inglés, Lancôme, Cinco Jotas, Alhambra, Joyerías Suárez, and the festival of San Isidro 2017 for Madrid City Council, Spain. In this online course, she teaches you how to develop illustrations with professional techniques and tips, as well as how to manage a real commission, from the moment the brief arrives in your inbox to sending the final artwork to your client.
What will you learn in this online course?
21 lessons & 14 downloads
- 96% positive reviews (397)
- 6,834 students
- 21 lessons (3h 35m)
- 14 additional resources (2 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish, English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Turkish
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch · Turkish
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Create an illustration with colored pencils based on a detailed client brief.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Illustrators who want to break into the commercial illustration market.
Requirements and materials
Previous drawing experience, regardless of the technique, is required, although this course focuses on colored pencils. A basic grasp of Adobe Photoshop is also necessary.
As for materials, you need colored pencils, graphite pencils, an eraser, a cutter, a special purpose pencil sharpener, paper for colored pencils, ordinary paper to protect the drawing, brushes of different sizes for shading and cleaning the drawing, a computer, and a scanner.
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Carmen García Huerta
A course by Carmen García Huerta
Carmen García Huerta is from and based in Madrid, Spain. She studied advertising and public relations at the Complutense University of Madrid, but has drawn all her life. After a brief foray into graphic design, she immediately moved on to commercial and fashion illustration, a sector in which she has now worked for more than fifteen years, both inside and outside of Spain.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Presentation
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Influences
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What are we going to do?
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U2
Context
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Brief history of commercial illustration
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materials
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Introduction to illustration with colored pencils
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Introduction to illustration with colored pencils II
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U3
Manual part
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Receipt and analysis of the briefing and conduct of counterbriefing
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Moodboard Preparation
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Sketch, presentation and feedback
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Drawing I part I
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Drawing I part II
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Drawing I part III
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Drawing II part I
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Drawing II part II
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Drawing II part III
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U4
The digital part
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Digitization and cleaning of the illustration
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Digitization and cleaning of illustration II
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Recomposition, last touches and completion
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U5
Presentation and adaptations
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Sending the final illustration
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Adaptation to the different formats
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FP
Final project
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Commercial illustration with colored pencils
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Muy buen curso para aprender a crear ilustraciones con lápices de colores de una manera más profesional.
Carmen, thank you for the illustration lessons and sharing your practical knowledge. I learned a lot of new things that I will use in my practice. I wish you the best of luck.
Genial Curso!!! Me encanto la metodología :)
Excelente curso! inspirador!
Excelente curso