Composition and Color for Creative Illustration

Learn how to visually interpret a written piece and turn it into a meaningful illustration

• Introduction
• The Basics of Composition and Color
• Let's Make Your Illustration
• Put In Your Personality
• Final project

Sometimes, words are not enough to express an idea, especially if writing isn't particularly your thing. Through an illustration, you can tell stories that are filled with color and textures, to fully reflect the way that you see the world.

In this course, you will create an illustration from start to finish, using both digital and analog techniques, using a short text such as an article, poem, or music lyrics, as inspiration, and learn how to interpret this text visually, with the help of renowned illustrator Marcos Chin. You will acquire knowledge in color and composition to create an illustration that is visually compelling; one that has movement and conveys a specific feeling or atmosphere.

• Introduction
• Influences
• What We Will Do in the Course
• Materials You Need - On Multidisciplinarity
• The Basics of Composition
• The Basics of Color
• Working with Composition and Color Together
• Interpreting and Depicting Your Text
• Brainstorm: The Thumbnail Stage
• Refining Your Sketch
• Creating the Final Drawing
• Creating the Final Drawing - Part 2
• Evaluating and Refining Your Final Drawing
• Where Digital Meets Analog: Painting on Your Prints
• Creating Your Own Textures: Show Your Personality
• Putting It All Together
• Applying Your Textures Using Photoshop
• On Creativity
• Composition and Color for Creative Illustration