Description
In this course, you will :
- Learn what a visual essay is and how to incorporate a narrative thread into your work. Then, select a significant subject to portray and create a mood board before sketching your ideas in a series of thumbnails.
- Next, open Photoshop and begin moulding your digital illustration. Mojo walks you through the steps, showing you how to define a colour palette, achieve precise linework, and use layers for flat colouring.
- demonstrates strategies for adding details, highlights, and shadows.
- Finish your illustration and learn how to export it in various file kinds for printing. Finally, Mojo offers some advice on how to break into the publishing and communications industries.
Syllabus :
1. Points to Know before We Start
- What is a Visual Essay?
- Your Illustration Topic
- Mood Boards and Inspiration
- Visualizing Ideas through Thumbnails
2. Working with Photoshop
- The Sketch
- Defining Colors
- The Linework
- Flat Coloring and Layers
- Details, Highlights and Shadows
3. Polishing and Exporting the Illustration
- Final Touches
- Exporting and Printing Your Work
- Finding Editorial Work