Digital Illustration Techniques for Engaging Stories

Learn to transform narratives into meaningful digital art inspired by everyday life through color, line work, layers, and light

• Introduction
• Points to Know before We Start
• Working with Photoshop
• Polishing and Exporting the Illustration
• Final project

Want to create illustrations that speak louder than words? Mojo Wang is an award-winning illustrator, comic artist, and expert in condensing stories into images, or as he likes to call them, visual essays. His signature style, characterized by bold colors, sharp linework, and layers of detail, has led him to collaborate with major brands like Nike and Kiehl's, as well as magazines such as The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, and WIRED.

In this online course, learn illustration techniques to create meaningful digital art with a narrative thread. Mojo teaches you how to take inspiration from everyday life and transform your ideas into visually engaging illustrations using lines, layers, colors and light. Ready to draw your own digital story?

• Who Is Mojo Again?
• Influences
• What is a Visual Essay?
• Your Illustration Topic
• Mood Boards and Inspiration
• Visualizing Ideas through Thumbnails
• The Sketch
• Defining Colors
• The Linework
• Flat Coloring and Layers
• Details, Highlights and Shadows
• Final Touches
• Exporting and Printing Your Work
• Finding Editorial Work
• Digital Illustration Techniques for Engaging Stories