Editorial Illustration for Magazines

Description

In this course, you will learn:

• Learn how to narrow down a sentence and use its essence in your brainstorming process to turn it into a visual idea.
• When coming up with ideas, learn how to employ illustrative symbols and other artists' work.
• Make conversational sketches to begin envisioning your concept.
• After deciding on a drawing, you'll use Adobe Photoshop to assemble shapes to produce the final artwork.
• Learn some extra techniques to expand and explore your illustration by utilising different colour variants and arranging your artwork in other page layouts towards the end of the course.

Syllabus:

1.  Introduction

   • Introduction

   • Influences

   • What Will We Do in This Course?
      

2. Preparation

   • Working With a Text

   • Words and Associations

   • Reference Images Search
      

3.  Project

   • Sketches 1

   • Sketches 2

   • Characters

   • Construction of the Final Image 1

   • Construction of the Final Image 2

   • Shades of Grey and Details

   • Applying Color
      

4.  Bonus

   • Colour Variations (Setting a Different Mood)

   • Page Mockup
      

5. Final Project

   • Editorial Illustration for Magazines