Guided Course: Create a Quick Editorial Illustration in a Realistic Style
A guided course by Óscar Lloréns
, Illustrator
Fast and realistic editorial illustration in Photoshop: sketching, inking, coloring, and preparing for printing.
Discover how to bring your newspaper illustrations to life with realistic and agile techniques. You'll learn how to interpret newspaper articles to create striking visual concepts. Navigate the creative process from receiving the text, through searching for reference images, to sketching in two stages. Explore how to transform your ideas into clear, defined lines using digital tools.
Master the art of digital inking and coloring in Photoshop, applying shading techniques to add volume and depth. Complete the project with the final touches: textures, filters, and adjustment layers that prepare your illustration for print. Upon completion, you'll have an editorial illustration ready for publication, developing key skills such as conceptual interpretation, the use of digital tools, and image preparation for print media. Transform your ideas into illustrations that tell stories.
What will you learn in this online course?
14 lessons & 10 downloads
- 74 students
- 14 lessons (2h 17m)
- 10 additional resources (4 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish, German, English, French, Indonesian, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Turkish
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · French · Italian · German · Polish · Dutch · Turkish · Romanian · Indonesian
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
Recommended software & tools for this course
Adobe PhotoshopWhat is this course's project?
The project involves creating a realistic newspaper illustration for an article, from text rendering to print preparation. Students will develop skills in sketching, inking, coloring, and using Photoshop filters.
Who is this online course for?
Illustrators, graphic designers, and digital artists who want to improve their skills in creating realistic journalistic illustrations. Ideal for those looking to perfect sketching, digital inking, and coloring techniques in Photoshop, and achieve print-ready results for editorial media.
Requirements and materials
This course requires basic knowledge of Photoshop and access to the program, as well as a computer capable of handling digital design. No advanced illustration experience is required; just a willingness to learn and explore creative techniques.
Óscar Lloréns
A guided course by Óscar Lloréns
Óscar Lloréns is an illustrator and designer. Over the course of his nearly two-decade career, he has worked for leading advertising agencies in Spain, the United States, Canada, France, and the United Kingdom.
His illustrations have been the driving force behind major campaigns for big-name brands, including Coca-Cola, Fiat, Red Bull, Vodafone, Movistar, and Cepsa, and have covered the pages of newspapers and magazines such as El País Semanal and Vanity Fair. His crowded illustrations have also been seen by millions of viewers as the backdrop in the confession room on the TV show Gran Hermano.
Content
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Guided Course: Create a Quick Editorial Illustration in a Realistic Style
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Podcast: The Pencil vs. the Clock
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Reception of the article
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Search for reference images
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Preparation of the images to start sketching
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Sketching I
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Sketching II
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Inked with the brush tool
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Colored with the selection tool
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Color retouching with the Photoshop brush
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Shading
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Noise filter
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Color halftone filter
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Use of adjustment layers
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Preparation for printing
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Final project
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What to expect from a Domestika course
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Learn valuable methods and techniques explained by top experts in the creative sector.
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Share knowledge and ideas
Ask questions, request feedback, or offer solutions. Share your learning experience with other students in the community who are as passionate about creativity as you are.
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Connect with a global creative community
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FAQs
The course is designed for intermediate learners—perfect for those with basic digital illustration skills who want to deepen their editorial and press techniques.
You’ll need basic digital illustration knowledge, access to Photoshop, a graphics tablet, and an internet connection to download images and resources.
You’ll learn how to analyze news articles, select reference images, create digital sketches, compose cover illustrations, and apply inking, coloring, and professional finishing techniques in Photoshop.
The course covers the entire creative and technical process for making digital illustrations tailored to press and magazines—from interpreting the text to preparing the final print-ready file.
Key concepts from the article are highlighted and analyzed, then relevant images and symbols are sourced online, ensuring good resolution and conceptual fit.
Press illustration usually allows more time for research and concept development, while advertising demands speed and clear messaging. The creative and documentary approach shifts depending on the goal.
You’ll learn how to organize and rename layers, use masks, select and combine images, ink, color, shade, fix mistakes, and apply filters to enhance texture and finish.
Domestika courses are online classes that allow you to learn new skills and create incredible projects. All our courses include the opportunity to share your work with other students and/or teachers, creating an active learning community. We offer different formats:
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All guided courses are 100% online, so once they're published, guided courses start and finish whenever you want. You set the pace of the class. You can go back to review what interests you most and skip what you already know, ask questions, answer questions, share your projects, and more.
The guided courses are divided into different modules. Each one includes lessons, informational text, tasks, and practice exercises to help you carry out your project step by step, with additional complementary resources and downloads. You'll also have access to an exclusive forum where you can interact with other students, as well as share your work and your final project, creating a community around the guided courses.
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