Illustration by Design: A Guide to Elevating your Drawing Skills

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Free Online Course: Illustration by Design: A Guide to Elevating your Drawing Skills provided by Skillshare is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 1-2 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Illustration by Design: A Guide to Elevating your Drawing Skills is taught by Ira Marcks.

Overview
  • A good illustration is an amazing thing.

    It can illuminate an idea, simplify a complexity and give us the feels all at once. But what makes a good illustration work? Design thinking!

    In this class, you'll learn to define your creative goals, develop your symbolism and evoke stronger feelings in your drawings using a few simple principles from the world of design.

    Here are the topics we'll be covering:

    • Design Thinking
    • The Power of Connecting Illustration and Design
    • The Origins of the Modern Illustrator
    • Gathering Great References
    • Making Strong Compositions
    • Using Symbolism to Create Stronger Visuals

    All you'll need for this class is a pencil and paper but I'm working in Clip Studio Paint for visual clarity.

Syllabus
    • Introduction
    • What is Design Thinking?
    • Connecting Illustration and Design
    • Art Nouveau: The Style of the People
    • The Spirit of the Movement
    • A Utopia for Illustrators
    • Roles for Illustrators
    • Class Project: Planning a Composition
    • Class Project: Lines, Shapes, Space
    • Class Project: Making a Mood Board
    • Class Project: Symbolic Forms
    • Class Project: Sketching an Idea
    • Class Project: Tone Map
    • Class Project: Line Art & Contrast (pt. 1)
    • Class Project: Line Art & Contrast (pt. 2)
    • Class Project: Color & Negative Space
    • Wrap Up