Surrealist Illustration: Draw Compelling Stories

Use intuitive journaling to unlock new approaches to drawing and transform everyday objects into memorable illustrations that tell a story

• Introduction
• Materials and Surrealism
• Conceptualizing
• Finalizing
• Final Tips and Exporting
• Final project

Surrealism gives you the opportunity to mix your imagination with things that are totally foreign to you – to remix them and make them strange. It’s a way of interacting with the world around you in a unique and personal way. Illustrator Kyle Ellingson is known for his surrealist narrative illustrations which have seen him work with clients including New York Magazine, The New York Times, Billboard, Financial Times, and The Washington Post.

In this online course, he teaches you how to use intuitive visual journaling to unlock new ways of drawing. Discover Kyle’s approach to surrealism and use it to create illustrations inspired by your surroundings through a combination of analog and digital tools. Turn everyday objects, environments, and conflicts into memorable narrative illustrations.

• About Me
• Influences
• Materials
• Opening Your Mind to Surrealism 1
• Opening Your Mind to Surrealism 2
• Simplifying the World around You 1
• Simplifying the World around You 2
• Listmaking: Formulating Your Conflict
• Listmaking: Harvesting Narrative Elements
• Thumbnailing
• Sketching 1
• Sketching 2
• Inking 1
• Inking 2
• Scanning and File Preparation
• Color 1
• Color 2
• File Export
• How to Keep Evolving
• Surrealist Illustration: Draw Compelling Stories