Digital Illustration with Japanese Ink Techniques

Discover “tradigital” illustration by combining traditional techniques with digital tools to create contemporary artwork inspired by Japanese motifs

• Introduction
• How to Prepare
• Production
• What Next?
• Final project

Illustration can be a therapeutic process–it’s a way to tap into your inner self, and reflect your memories and emotions into your artwork. For illustrator and art professor Yohey Horishita, it’s a way to navigate through self-reflection while exploring creative expression. With collaboration with publishers like Penguin Random House and The New York Times, he’s here to show you how to combine traditional Japanese techniques with contemporary artwork.

In this online course, explore “tradigital” illustration by mixing modern art tools with traditional ink techniques. Learn to take the balanced compositions of Japanese art and make them your own with the digital tools in Photoshop.

• About Me
• Influences
• Getting Started
• Tools and Materials
• Traditional Japanese Art and Design: The Anatomy 1
• Traditional Japanese Art and Design: The Anatomy 2
• Creating a Sketch from Thumbnails
• Digital Manipulation and Image Tracing
• Using Traditional Methods: Pen and Ink on Paper 1
• Using Traditional Methods: Pen and Ink on Paper 2
• Using Traditional Methods: Oil Pastels 1
• Using Traditional Methods: Oil Pastels 2
• The Digital Stage: Adding Color 1
• The Digital Stage: Adding Color 2
• The Digital Stage: Adding Color 3
• Prepping the File for Print
• Preparing to Share the Illustration Online 1
• Preparing to Share the Illustration Online 2
• Final Tips: Enjoying the Process
• Digital Illustration with Japanese Ink Techniques