From idea to finished illustration

Having an idea in your mind for a lovely illustration or artwork, is one thing. Getting it on paper, is a different thing. Having it turn out the way you actually envisioned it to be, is a different story altogether…..

These sessions are going to empower you to take on that challenge. I will take you through the entire process from a blank page to a finished illustration. We will be covering all the necessary steps and topics you need to succeed. At the end of this total Art Class you will even be able to illustrate your imagined artwork with different mediums. Even without any experience. Challenge accepted?

Session 4 – Light and Shadow

In this session of the Art Class I will show you how to work with the powerful aspects of Light and Shadow. Many people dread this topic. But if you are going to bring your artwork to life, it is an absolute MUST to go through this process.

Here is some good news for you: You can skip the dreading-part, since I will be sharing some of the Approximate Light and Shadow Method I have developed. This method is going to help you to turn your ‘flat drawing’ into an image that looks the way you want it to – just as in the real world.

You will discover how to determine where the light – and where the dark parts come. We will be practicing cross-hatching, shading and bringing in the areas of light.

First we will do this in a quick way, giving you the feel of how this works. Then we will zoom in to a more advanced step and take the drawing to the next level by working on gradations.

So I will give you step-by-step instructions on how to turn your ‘flat drawing’ into a lovely shaded drawing. This drawing now gives you all the information you will need for the next step. Whether that be inking, painting, watercolor, acrylics – whatever you would like to do.

Jump right in and discover the powerful impact of the light!

In the coming weeks I'm going to upload a session each week. Inking, painting and more are still to come. At the end you will have followed me along in creating an illustration in various mediums from scratch.

These images show some of the following steps we're going to take when we're going from idea to finished illustration in the coming weeks:

Annelieke Wassenaar

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