Illustration by Design: A Guide to Elevating your Drawing Skills

Ira Marcks, Illustrator / Cartoonist

17 Lessons (1h 7m)

- 1. Introduction
  
  2:03
- 2. What is Design Thinking?
  
  2:00
- 3. Connecting Illustration and Design
  
  1:55
- 4. Art Nouveau: The Style of the People
  
  3:19
- 5. The Spirit of the Movement
  
  3:16
- 6. A Utopia for Illustrators
  
  1:31
- 7. Roles for Illustrators
  
  3:46
- 8. Class Project: Planning a Composition
  
  7:30
- 9. Class Project: Lines, Shapes, Space
  
  3:19
- 10. Class Project: Making a Mood Board
  
  3:56
- 11. Class Project: Symbolic Forms
  
  3:59
- 12. Class Project: Sketching an Idea
  
  7:11
- 13. Class Project: Tone Map
  
  1:59
- 14. Class Project: Line Art & Contrast (pt. 1)
  
  9:00
- 15. Class Project: Line Art & Contrast (pt. 2)
  
  5:13
- 16. Class Project: Color & Negative Space
  
  5:46
- 17. Wrap Up
  
  0:55

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About This Class

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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: