Acrylic Techniques for Creative Illustration

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Acrylic Techniques for Creative Illustration provided by Domestika is a comprehensive online course. Acrylic Techniques for Creative Illustration is taught by Jon Berkeley. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from Domestika. The course is taught in Englishand is $9.00. Visit the course page at Domestika for detailed price information.

Overview
  • Use your imagination to develop a conceptual illustration from start to finish using acrylic paints

    • Introduction
    • Preparation
    • The Sketch Stage
    • Creating Your Painting
    • Spit and Polish
    • Final project
    The saying may go “Don’t judge a book by its cover”, but the truth is, audiences do react to an impactful illustration, which results in publishers consistently returning to the same illustrator for other eye-catching work.

    Jon Berkeley has been illustrating magazine covers, newspapers, and book covers for almost 30 years. He has worked for L’Express, The New Statesman, Volkskrant, The Economist, and many others. Illustrating the message of a complex story is his expertise, and with this course, you will transform your illustrations into striking, professional work using acrylics.

    See how to illustrate with acrylic paint to enhance your work through vivid colors and unearth a captivating image with Jon’s creative and unique methodology.

Syllabus
    • Influences
    • What Will We Do in the Course?
    • Presentation
    • Painting Techniques 3
    • Painting Techniques 2
    • Painting Techniques 1
    • The Sketching Habit
    • Materials You Will Need
    • Working Sketch
    • Collecting and Shooting References
    • Who Let the Ideas Out? Concept Sketching
    • Preparing for Our Conceptual Illustration
    • The Main Feature 2
    • The Main Feature 1
    • Blocking In
    • Painting the Background
    • Outlining
    • Spit and Polish 1
    • Spit and Polish 2
    • Scan and Enhance Your Illustration
    • Acrylic Techniques for Creative Illustration