Expressive Illustration and Lettering for Editorial Design

Explore the sweet spot between art and design by learning how to create memorable book covers with Procreate and Adobe Illustrator

• Introduction
• Inspiration and Defining Your Idea
• Sketching in Procreate
• Creating the Final Cover in Adobe Illustrator
• Final Touches
• Final project

By combining lettering and illustration, you can create custom designs that communicate your ideas effectively. Graphic artist Justin Poulter specializes in designing artwork that brings together illustrations and hand-drawn typography. He’s worked with clients including National Geographic, Easyjet, and Costa Coffee.

In this course, Justin teaches you how to incorporate both lettering and illustration into a single captivating composition for a book cover. Discover the power of the two art forms combined and design striking works of art using Procreate and Adobe Illustrator.

• About Me
• Influences
• What We Will Do and Coming up With Your Idea
• Creating a Mood Board
• Art Direction
• Introduction to Procreate
• Composition and Layout
• Refining Typographies
• Adding Illustrations and Patterns 1
• Adding Illustrations and Patterns 2
• Setting up Your Document and Working With Layers
• Using Guides and Creating Your Lettering 1
• Using Guides and Creating Your Lettering 2
• Drawing Your Linework
• Tweaking and Varying Your Linework
• Greyscale and Textures 1
• Greyscale and Textures 2
• Tweaking Colour and Final Touches
• Reviewing Your Artwork
• Cleaning up Your Layers and Exporting for Various Formats
• Sharing Your Project
• Expressive Illustration and Lettering for Editorial Design