Imagine receiving an email asking you to create illustrations with a quick turnaround deadline. How would you handle that exciting commission? In this class, you'll gain the confidence to tackle illustration assignments and create stunning artworks for your portfolio. Master techniques in Procreate and Photoshop, efficiently develop your visual ideas, and boost your creativity with AI. If you want to learn advanced rendering techniques, illustrate and bring to life irregular shapes, draw hands and stylized characters, we’ll cover all that and more in the following lessons.

The class is great for artists with prior experience in Procreate and Adobe Photoshop who want to expand their knowledge and use of these powerful tools for illustration projects.

Your course teacher, Yifat Fishman is a North Texas based artist and illustrator who specializes in portraits and expressive compositions with a focus on storytelling. Her experience with tight turnaround projects comes from creating large-scale murals displayed in Walmart stores. Drawing from her expertise you’ll learn how to efficiently manage your time while still delivering high-quality, impactful artwork.

You will learn to:

• Discover Your Style: Create a collection of artwork in consistent style.
• Create Visual Ideas Quickly: Essential for responding to fast-paced assignments.
• Master Photoshop for Illustration: Learn illustration tips and techniques.
• Enhance your creativity with AI: Integrate the ChatGPT in your creative process.
• Develop Creative Confidence in managing tight deadlines while maintaining high-quality, impactful artwork.

Key  Class Lessons:

• Managing Tight Deadlines and Workflow Efficiency: Strategies for handling quick-turnaround assignments.
• Quick Ideation Techniques for Illustrations: Finding ideas and inspiration quickly. 
• Using artificial intelligence for the ideation process: Practical demonstration and integration with your workflow.
• Sketching and Concept Development in Procreate: Creating initial sketches and translating ideas into rough compositions.
• Using the Pen tool in Photoshop.
• Adding Dimensions and Textures to Your Illustrations: Techniques for rendering, color blocking and drawing dimensions.
• Illustrating Irregular Shapes and Characters: Bringing complex shapes to life. Learn tips for drawing hands and stylized characters.
• Building a Cohesive Collection and Portfolio: Tips for creating a unified series of artworks.