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Composition, Lighting and Illustration

An advanced 10 week course where you become proficient in the essential principles of composition and lighting so you can create realistic and visually compelling illustrations

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Composition, Lighting and Illustration

Do you possess basic perspective, value and digital painting skills but have trouble creating visually compelling illustrations? Do you wish to gain a greater understanding of lighting and composition so you can create professional looking images for your work or portfolio? A thorough understanding of composition and and lighting is essential for any digital illustrator or concept artist looking to maximize the visual appeal of their images. In this advanced illustration course, industry veteran Donald Caron will provide you with the skills, tools and techniques to compose stunning and lifelike images.

Composition refers to arranging or placing elements to create a complete, visually appealing piece of art. The essential principles of composition have been passed down from master artists and painters for centuries and successful digital illustrators of today still follow these same principles while creating their artwork.

In this course you will become proficient in these principles and gain expertise in composing with light so you can create luminous, well composed artwork. You will learn how to best arrange your lighting so that your illustrations express the desired mood and atmosphere, making them appear vibrant and lifelike and maximizing their emotional impact.

Thumbnails are an important and effective tool for illustrators and concept artists when creating new art pieces. You will gain proficiency in creating thumbnail sketches within a short amount of time. In addition to this, you will learn how to effectively perform colour studies over these thumbnails so you can explore multiple ideas and design dynamic and realistic images. You will acquire the skills required to refine and polish your thumbnail sketches, providing you with powerful base that can be used to create spectacular illustrations.

By the end of this course, you will have the experience of having completed an illustration project while receiving one on one feedback from a master illustrator. Furthermore, you will have become proficient at composition and lighting. Your knowledge and ability to create and use thumbnail sketches will have taken a giant leap forward giving you the ability to create well composed and realistic illustrations.

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  • Course Type Concept Art and Illustration Classes
  • Duration 10 weeks
  • Skill Level
    Level 2
    Level 2

    Second level classes are for students who have a good foundation in the basics of realistic drawing (such as perspective, proportion, shading and colour theory) and already know how to use Photoshop, but need more in-depth knowledge to create professional and complex artwork. This level is about expanding knowledge, strengthening skills, and transitioning to the world of concept art and illustration.

  • Language English

The Early Registration Deadline is 14th of Aug at 11:59 PM.

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Class Formats

Live Online Class

  • An in depth 10 week course taught by an industry professional
  • A course brush pack
  • 30+ hours of live interactive classes: Demos and lectures
  • Constructive homework and assignments that will help you reach an understanding of class topics
  • Live personalised feedback on your weekly homework and assignments
  • A classroom of up to 20 peers

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  • An in depth 10 week course taught by an industry professional
  • A course brush pack
  • 30+ hours of video content: Demos and lectures
  • Constructive homework and assignments that will help you reach an understanding of class topics
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Schedule

Mondays from 2 PM to 5 PM

Date of first class: September 30th

Duration: 10 weeks

Prerequisites

This is an advanced digital media class. To take this class, you need to either have equivalent experience OR have taken Digital Painting or Digital Sketching for Production.

Language requirements: You need at least intermediate level English to take this class (the teacher is bilingual and can explain concepts and give feedback in both languages).

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Required Materials

You must bring your own laptop, equipped with a Wacom tablet and Photoshop to each class.

Course Outline

Weeks 1 & 2 - Learn essential principles of composition so you can create compelling illustrations. Understand how best to use basic shapes to create simple and powerful compositions.

Weeks 3 & 4 - Become proficient in choosing the correct lighting for your composition and learn how to best position your light source to create the desired atmosphere and visual rhythm for your image.

Weeks 5 to 7 - Gain expertise in creating fast and efficient thumbnail sketches for your illustration project. Gain proficiency in doing greyscale and colour studies so you can experiment, research and design your image for maximum impact.

Weeks 8 to 10 - Gain the skills required to render, refine and polish your sketches so you can use these as a reference to build your final illustration with the perfect composition and lighting.

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