Travel Illustration: Recreate Your Favorite Place

Learn digital illustration techniques with a splash of acrylic paint to create artwork inspired by a photograph of a place you love

• Introduction
• Research
• Drawing While Sitting Still
• Balance Colour and Final Details
• Final project

The beauty of recreating a photograph through illustration is that you can add your own touch of magic to the real world. Illustrator Alex Green has been creating original illustrations for clients like The Times, BBC, and the Elton John AIDS Foundation through his unique approach that combines digital and analog techniques.

In this course, create a captivating travel illustration of your favorite place using traditional drawing techniques, the digital tools of Photoshop, and vibrant acrylic paint. Reimagine your favorite place from photographic reference, but also from your imagination.

• About Me
• Influences
• Introduction to Editorial Travel Illustration
• Materials and Software
• Traveling While Sitting Still
• Drawing from Multiple Reference Sources
• Making a Mental Map and Thumbnail Sketches 1
• Making a Mental Map and Thumbnail Sketches 2
• Scan into Photoshop and Start Composition
• Colour Palette
• Line Work and Basic Tone 1
• Line Work and Basic Tone 2
• Line Work and Basic Tone 3
• Creating the Drawing in Separate Layers 1
• Creating the Drawing in Separate Layers 2
• Creating the Drawing in Separate Layers 3
• Creating the Drawing in Separate Layers 4
• Creating the Drawing in Separate Layers 5
• Creating the Drawing in Separate Layers 6
• Creating the Drawing in Separate Layers 7
• Creating the Drawing in Separate Layers 8
• Lithographic Layer
• Formatting Your Final Project
• Travel Illustration: Recreate Your Favorite Place