Vector Illustration with a Surrealist Twist
Investigation
A course by Tomas Ives , Artist, Designer and Illustrator
About the video: Investigation
Overview
“We will list the concepts extracted from the lyrics of the song. Then we will reflect on its action and tension and investigate on different platforms to create a folder of visual references.”
In this video lesson Tomas Ives addresses the topic: Investigation, which is part of the Domestika online course: Vector Illustration with a Surrealist Twist. Unleash all your creativity to create illustrations full of symbolism.
Partial transcription of the video
“Investigation In this lesson I will show you how to associate elements in the lyrics of our song through images and symbols and then take them to the illustration. And as we listen to the song, we will also take note of the lyrics. The song is here, it is relatively short. It is in English but I translated it into Spanish. It's basically about a very strange child but at the same time very wise. By the way that he meets something or someone a magical day, Learn only one lesson, which is to love and be loved instead. Based on this, I can already determine the concepts in which I can move. Th...”
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Course summary for: Vector Illustration with a Surrealist Twist
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Traditional illustration, Vector Illustration

Tomas Ives
A course by Tomas Ives
Tomás Ives is a self-taught artist born in Chile who is currently dedicated to muralism, illustration, and design of campaigns and posters for Chilean independent cinema. Throughout his career, he has specialized in design thinking processes that he applies to all his creations.
He has worked as an animator, cartoonist of graphic humor, motion graphics , art director for a television channel and even as head of the design and communications team of the Government of Chile.
During his fifteen years of experience he has been developing a signature style that makes him recognizable in his role as illustrator.
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