Illustrated Posters
A course by Xavi Forné, Designer
Design a poster for an event, movie, or concert
In this course, illustrator, designer, and music poster designer Error! Design, teaches you to design a high-impact poster using the digital collage technique from old engraved illustrations. Discover the steps followed by Error! Design for a real commission—the commemorative tenth-anniversary poster of Love of Lesbian's first album launch.
Error! Design loves to make the visuals aspect of music shine too through his posters. That is why, in each of his works, he recreates scenes, actions, or something that gives life to the paper and transmits feeling.
What will you learn in this online course?
16 lessons & 12 downloads
What's included in this course?
Begin by getting to know the work of Error! Design a little better, including his influences, references, and favorite authors.
Next, learn how to approach a commission, getting to know the client and their ideas, gathering documents to arrive at the creative concept for the poster, and doing the first sketches.
Then get to work on the "billboarding" phase. Start by searching for specific materials for your illustration and get to know all of Error! Design's tricks for achieving perfect compositions, texts, colors, and textures.
To bring the course to a close, prepare your project file for both screen printing and other printing methods.
- 99% positive reviews (419)
- 5,228 students
- 16 lessons (3h 25m)
- 12 additional resources (5 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish, English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Turkish
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · Italian · French · Turkish
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
Recommended software & tools for this course
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe PhotoshopWhat is this course's project?
Compose a poster for a fictitious event, movie, or concert, using the collage technique from old prints obtained online or in books to create the scene that will dote your poster with action.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
If you're one of those people who stands on the street staring at signs thinking that they should have a greater visual impact and less Comic Sans, then this is the course for you.
Requirements and materials
All you need is the desire and motivation to get creative. If you also love music and have a good grasp of Photoshop or Illustrator it would be a plus, but is by no means essential.
In terms of materials, you need a pencil for sketching, a notebook, a computer with an internet connection and either Photoshop or Illustrator installed. A scanner and printer would be useful but are optional.
Reviews
Xavi Forné
A course by Xavi Forné
Xavi Forné started making his first posters 15 years ago as a hobby and is now one of the most respected Spanish artists in the field.
This designer, illustrator, and musician is the brilliant mind behind Error! Design. He's worked alongside international bands such as The Black Keys, Red Fang, Soundgarden, Wilco, Anathema, Neurosis, Russian Circles, Ólafur Arnalds, Mineral, Turbonegro, Pissed Jeans, Nada Surf, and Tortoise, as well as with some of Spains most prominent bands like La Maravillosa Orquesta del Alcohol, Berri Txarrak, Love of Lesbian, Standstill, and L.A.
He is the founder of The Poster Collective, the first concert poster portal made up solely of Spanish designers, and in his spare time he has hundreds of musical projects on the go.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Who I am
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My jobs 1
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My jobs 2
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Influences
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U2
Let's get to know the client and his ideas
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The order
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Concept documentation
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Concept and sketch
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U3
A cartelear!
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Search for material
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The composition (Part I)
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The composition (Part II)
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Text processing
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Color and texture
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U4
To print!
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Prepress (Part I)
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Prepress (Part II)
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Tips for screen printing
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Screen printing process
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FP
Final project
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Illustrated poster
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FAQs
You’ll learn how to create illustrated posters for concerts, album covers, and music merchandise, including sketching, composition, typography, color, texturing, and preparing files for screen printing.
This course is aimed at people with prior experience in graphic design or illustration, making it ideal for intermediate learners.
You’ll need Photoshop, Illustrator, a scanner, paper, sketching materials, and access to digital resources for textures and fonts.
Yes, you’ll learn how to organize layers, separate colors, assign Pantones, and prepare technical files ready for screen printing.
Yes, the course teaches how to create retro textures, age typography, and simulate vintage paper using both digital and manual tools.
Yes, you’ll learn how to select complementary colors, build custom palettes, and adjust color matching between digital and print.
Yes, the course prepares you to design album covers, flyers, merchandise, and promotional materials for bands and music events.
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Nice one.
muy buen curso
Bastante útil para tener una idea general
Es increible como siempre muestran los mejores trabajos pero para enseñar te hacen un trabajo muy simple, siempre lo mismo y en todos los cursos.
Muito didático e talentoso, parabéns e obrigado, Professor Forné