Graphic Design Basics for Illustrators

You will start knowing Silvio's work while reviewing his influences.

You will learn all the steps that good graphic communication has to go through; you will analyze the order and you will consider a concept from a briefing , you will review the basis of graphic design emphasizing the importance of color, typography and image synthesis.

Then you will learn to synthesize your illustrations through vector drawing, you will create a color palette that defines your project, at the same time that you give personality to the illustration and you will generate a graphic system through a previously chosen typeface.

You will know the most effective composition tricks so that your illustration, color and typography work as a masterpiece , while creating a reticle. Once this is done, you will make adaptations in different formats.

You will finally learn to make a final art, paying special attention to the color modes, so that your original can be reproduced in the desired medium without problems. As a last practice you will prepare an original, reducing the color to two flat inks, to be screen printed on a tote bag .