From Idea to Visual Metaphor: Create Conceptual Illustrations with AI
From an Emotion to a Visual Metaphor
A course by Jaime Sanjuan Ocabo, Digital Painter and Illustrator
Joined December 2013
About the video: From an Emotion to a Visual Metaphor
Overview
“Let me show you how I turn a vague emotion into something you can actually picture. I start by stretching the idea a bit, hunting for symbols that fit, mixing them together, and shaping them into a clear visual metaphor with ChatGPT before I jump into Freepik.”
In this video lesson Jaime Sanjuan Ocabo addresses the topic: From an Emotion to a Visual Metaphor, which is part of the Domestika online course: From Idea to Visual Metaphor: Create Conceptual Illustrations with AI. Create conceptual illustrations with AI turning ideas, briefs, and emotions into powerful visual metaphors.
Partial transcription of the video
“In the previous lesson. we saw how to transform a personal experience into a visual metaphor starting concrete experience. In this lesson. we delve into the complexities of emotions and abstract ideas. Unlike the straightforward briefs from our earlier lessons. or the tangible experiences we've had before. this time there is no definitive scenario to guide us. Instead. we begin with concepts that are less defined. more difficult to represent directly. which makes the process a bit more demanding. In fact. a small variation is needed. We will apply exactly the same method of simplifying the ...”
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Course summary for: From Idea to Visual Metaphor: Create Conceptual Illustrations with AI
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Artificial Intelligence, Illustration -
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ChatGPT, Freepik -
Areas
AI Content Creation, AI Design, Artificial Intelligence, Communication, Creativity, Digital Illustration, Editorial Illustration, Fine Arts, Image Generation, Marketing, Photomontage, Traditional illustration

Jaime Sanjuan Ocabo
A course by Jaime Sanjuan Ocabo
Jaime Sanjuán is a digital designer, illustrator, and painter. He studied fine art at the University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, where he learned traditional artistic techniques such as oil painting, pastels, clay modeling, etc. However, he decided to swap his brushes and studio for an iPad and the Procreate app, which give him the possibility to explore countless techniques without needing much space and using only his fingers.
Jaime has always been fascinated by realist and hyperrealist painting. It's this aesthetic that he always seeks in his paintings and illustrations, which are full of double meanings and impossible realities. This very particular vision and a highly refined technique have earned him international recognition such as the Communication Arts Award, the American Illustration Award, and the Latin American Illustration Award, enabling him to see his work exhibited in galleries and museums around the world.
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