Expressive Illustration and Lettering for Editorial Design

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Expressive Illustration and Lettering for Editorial Design provided by Domestika is a comprehensive online course. Expressive Illustration and Lettering for Editorial Design is taught by Justin Poulter. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from Domestika. The course is taught in Englishand is $11.00. Visit the course page at Domestika for detailed price information.

Overview
  • Explore the sweet spot between art and design by learning how to create memorable book covers with Procreate and Adobe Illustrator

    • Introduction
    • Inspiration and Defining Your Idea
    • Sketching in Procreate
    • Creating the Final Cover in Adobe Illustrator
    • Final Touches
    • Final project
    By combining lettering and illustration, you can create custom designs that communicate your ideas effectively. Graphic artist Justin Poulter specializes in designing artwork that brings together illustrations and hand-drawn typography. He’s worked with clients including National Geographic, Easyjet, and Costa Coffee.

    In this course, Justin teaches you how to incorporate both lettering and illustration into a single captivating composition for a book cover. Discover the power of the two art forms combined and design striking works of art using Procreate and Adobe Illustrator.

Syllabus
    • Influences
    • About Me
    • Art Direction
    • Creating a Mood Board
    • What We Will Do and Coming up With Your Idea
    • Adding Illustrations and Patterns 2
    • Adding Illustrations and Patterns 1
    • Refining Typographies
    • Composition and Layout
    • Introduction to Procreate
    • Setting up Your Document and Working With Layers
    • Using Guides and Creating Your Lettering 1
    • Using Guides and Creating Your Lettering 2
    • Drawing Your Linework
    • Tweaking and Varying Your Linework
    • Greyscale and Textures 1
    • Greyscale and Textures 2
    • Tweaking Colour and Final Touches
    • Sharing Your Project
    • Cleaning up Your Layers and Exporting for Various Formats
    • Reviewing Your Artwork
    • Expressive Illustration and Lettering for Editorial Design