Why is illustration important? Illustrations assist the mind in understanding large and small concepts. Illustrators translate the written word into visuals that are easy to understand. They help writers, marketing managers, and other entities to convey meaningful ideas through imagery, symbolism, and storytelling. Without illustration the world would be less colorful.
Read MoreIllustrations can be found in children’s books, in magazines, and in history. Illustrations were used for political messaging during war early in this century. Products require illustrations for packaging and artists are hired to create the art. Illustrations are on stickers, packaging, washi tape, journals and scrapbooks, blankets, patterns, and every type of surface imaginable — even your shower curtain is illustrated.
Read MoreFires, gloom, and client work. Working through a very depressing September month as we see our state burning and families displaced. It’s really hard to stay focused on graphic design work with so much going on.
Read MoreCreating your own Instagram product backdrop takes literally 10 minutes. IT’s a simple DIY project trick that can make your Instagram look even more professional. It’s actually very simple and cheap to make your own. In this article I show you exactly what you need to make more than one. I also include a video showing the process.
Read MoreWhy you should always doing master studies when you are learning and developing your style as an artist.
Read MoreWhat is illustration? Illustration emerged as a new topic just in recent years as illustrators made big breaks through social media and with the help of Patreon. This industry used to be a job embedded in marketing where a copywriter and an artist collaborated under the direction of an art director.
Read MoreI love using Procreate to create custom stationary cards and gifts for loved ones. Something I have been working on in the past few weeks has been making a list of people I want to send a reminder that I care.
Read MoreColoring can be great for stress reduction. Let me know if you enjoyed using it.
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I used a product mockup from Mockupworld to create this bag with my watercolor design on it. Bonnie Christine’s Immersion course is a great opportunity to learn all of the inns and outs of the pattern design world.
Read MoreI reveal my watercolor process for creating a snow scene landscape of Mammoth Lakes, California. I reveal this in a 5 part process.
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Read MoreIllustrating fantasy scenes using watercolor and Photoshop. How to create a dynamic scene.
Read MoreThese four ladies got me through a time when I felt discouraged about pursuing art. Their Skillshare courses are exceptional and I know you will get as much out of them as I did. They all harbor a different corner of the design field but are all illustrators.
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