Make it Fun, Make it Sell: Dive Into Commercial Illustration

Illustrators are the unsung heroes that bring happy to everyday objects. Dive into what it's like to work as one--whether you're going for a quick swim or a few dozen laps! 

Follow Amarilys Henderson's prompts to create an illustration inspired by a real-life brief. This 45 minute class--complete with lessons in how to paint and handletter using watercolor--is a dive into what it's like to approach a brief as an illustrator. You'll be encouraged to create a piece that's fully yours and fully ready for the public. Amarilys discusses three key concepts to apply towards quick exercises, your final piece, and perhaps even a budding career.

What you can look forward to in this class:

• Watercolor painting tutorials
• Color techniques for making your work pop
• Watercolor handlettering tutorials using both the wet on wet and traditional wet on dry techniques
• Key concepts to stimulate thought throughout a marketable career
• Lessons that show you how to compile the elements of your piece together in Photoshop
• Next steps for launching an illustration career

This class is for those interested in having fun while creating fun--the best way to make it sell! 

• Trailer
• About Illustration
• Project Overview
• Do Your Research *Project Post
• Key Concept Trend
• Trend Exercise
• Selecting a Food
• Thinking Through Layout
• Sketching Your Background Art
• Painting Your Illustration Background
• Marketability
• Quote Brainstorm
• Exploring Type
• Sketch Some Type
• Watercolor Handlettering: Wet on Wet
• Watercolor Handlettering: Wet on Dry
• Key Concept Profitability
• Scanning Your Work
• Combining Digitally
• Now What?
• Next Steps