Illustrating Worlds: Discovering Your Own Universe

Put your imaginary hat on, let your mind wander and your fingers tingle from joy because you are going to discover your own universe and illustrate its map. If you are a creator filled with many ideas or a person who always wonders about other worlds, this class is for you. The basic knowledge of drawing or writing skills is desirable (but not mandatory) to easily complete practical tasks. 

The tools you need for the class:

• A paper (for a map), a pencil, black ink pen/marker, paints (colorful markers, pencils, pastels, etc.) 
• Nice-to-have tools: a printer, digital software (Photoshop, Procreate, etc.) 
• The templates included in the Projects & Resources folder

Discovering a new world will boost your confidence to write stories, draw different scenarios, create characters, and their homes. In 2013 I discovered Masholand - a parallel universe filled with different creatures and their stories. Since then I have been working on expressing its idea into our physical world, by creating illustrations, paintings, large murals, animations, writing stories, and creating merchandise. Sometimes all you need is a little push for your imagination and creativity to strive. 

In this class we will cover:

• The actionable steps to discover your universe
• Using illustration to create the map of the universe
• Bonus lesson - using digital software to edit the map

• Introduction
• Your Class Project
• Outlining the Universe
• Mapping Illustration
• Colors & Details
• Naming & Final Touches
• Bonus Lesson - Editing
• Wrap Up