3D & Animation for Editorial Illustration

Learn how to create 3D editorial illustrations, brainstorm ideas and how to make a concept sketch.

• Introduction
• Planning the Project
• Creating a 3D Illustration
• Animating the Scene
• Final project

In this online course, you will dive into the world of 3D editorial illustrations and animated GIFs. Join visual designer Simoul Alva as she shares her expertise in storytelling through 3D design. Throughout the course, you'll learn how to transform creative concepts into captivating visual narratives.

Simoul will guide you through the entire process, starting with an introduction to the necessary tools and steps required to complete your final project. You'll learn how to extract ideas from a brief and translate them into rough concept sketches that will serve as blueprints for your 3D execution. Then, you'll explore the Adobe Substance 3D Stager software and Photoshop to compose the main elements of your illustration, add backgrounds, colors, gradients, and perfect the lighting and camera angle.

Once your 3D editorial illustration is ready, Simoul will teach you how to animate it and render keyframes before jumping into Photoshop to create a mesmerizing GIF. By the end of this course, you'll be equipped with the skills to develop unique 3D artworks and enhance your creative portfolio.

• About Me
• Influences
• Tools and Process
• Translating Words into an Image
• Concept Sketches
• Composing and Building the 3D Illustration
• Using Colors and Materials
• Lighting and Camera Angle
• Rendering a 3D Illustration
• Planning the Animation
• Frame-by-Frame Animation
• Making a GIF
• 3D & Animation as Editorial Illustration in Adobe Stager