Course overview
- Provider
- Domestika
- Course type
- Paid course
- Level
- Beginner
- Deadline
- Flexible
- Duration
- 2 hours
- Lessons
- 15 lessons
- Certificate
- Available on completion
- Course author
- Álvaro Cardozo W
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As the saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words. In the case of Álvaro Cardozo’s illustrations, an entire story can be told from start to finish. Would you like to learn how to capture your ideas into a single eye-catching scene that looks straight out of a film poster?
In this course, you’ll learn to illustrate using concepts and visual narration borrowed from the world of film. Discover how to work on your illustrations like a film director and see how to use basic elements like shape, light, and color to convey your message.
Description
Start off by getting to know your teacher’s story, how his family and the neighborhood where he grew up influenced his decision to become an illustrator, and hear about his professional experience. Learn the three biggest aspects that inspire his work.
Then, prepare your workspace and understand the essential elements to telling an effective story. Discover the meanings associated with different geometric shapes, learn how to work with light, and how to use color to convey emotions with contrasts, combinations, and more.
Carry on by learning Álvaro’s creative process and applying your newfound knowledge in the following unit. Recreate a moment or memory of your choice by implementing each element step by step.
Work on the final effects to help make your work pop and review the narrative in your image to ensure the focus remains on the story. To conclude the course, get Álvaro’s expert advice about starting your own career as an illustrator.
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