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Learn to develop thought-provoking images through a step-by-step design workflow. This self-paced course challenges you to develop visual solutions to client illustration and design problems through video lectures, written lessons, assignments, demonstrations and case studies.
Hello, Mr. Hundley! I've heard wonders about your course for a long time, from a previous illustrator mentor of mine.
Would this course be also suitable to a professional artist, working for myself? I'm designing my own projects, directed by me, basically.
I am designing a set of illustrations for my own series of Epic Fantasy novels that I am writing, describing the narrative of the books and the stories that take place in them. So drawing from imagination, as well as using references, and learning how to tackle thumbnails for bigger compositions describing scenes and passages in the novels, is my main focus. With the aim of making fully finished illustrations, from sketches to analyzing compositional options -- as well as to design the book covers themselves, and more on iteration.
Do you think the course would be suitable for my particular use case? I'm very interested in being a part of the course and absorbing all the knowledge on my journey to continue improving as an artist!
Thank you very much for your time! Kind regards from Argentina.
Is this class useful for traditional (and realist) fine artists who would like to improve their paintings? Most of us are used to working/painting from observation, and I wonder if this class will help us come up with ideas and work from "imagination" without having to rely on what is optically visible in front of our eyes.
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29d
So much of illustration is developing words and ideas into pictures with intention. Drawing from imagination is a skill that can be developed and improved upon, but the vast majority of professional illustrators are working through a reliable process: research > ideation (thumbnails) > reference > final drawing > final painting. It's reliable and repeatable. I walk through the process in ideacraft, as well as different ideation pipelines to assist in the development of pictures that you want to create. The process works in the following sequence: Observation, documentation, interpretation, imagination, realization. I truly believe these systems can help you. I also worked as a painter for a number of years and relate to what you are saying:)
Can't wait to go through this course! My most consistent art struggle is being able to come up with ideas to bring to life, I think this course will really help me out.
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29d
Jordan, I think that's where we all struggle. I used to get so eager to paint, that I would start without a clear direction and end up wasting time and ambition on what always ended up as a chaotic mess. Shaping a clear vision and learning to love the chase of a great idea has become my favorite part of what I get to do professionally. I genuinely want this course to help you.
This sounded so interesting an beyond the typical "classes" you find online way too often. I'm very curious and looking forward to this one. I think that the idea generation and workflow is even harder than the actual drawing itself.
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29d
I agree. Having a process to give shape to your ideas, that you can consistently rely upon is the start of all creative efforts. I think you'll really enjoy how it translates to both painting/illustration, as well as to other places in your life where you can interject creativity.
I'm enrolled in so many classes here right now that I told myself to stop for a while until I finish all the ones I'm working on.
But I think I will benefit from this a great deal.
In evaluating my own art, I've hypothesized that one of the things I need to do is refine the process I use to develop a picture. Specifically, I need to do more preliminary work solving problems before I get to the final execution of the piece. I just read Norman Rockwell's "Rockwell on Rockwell: How I Make a Picture" and have pinpointed some things I can do better. I also dig into the processes of other artists where I can and have been working master studies into my rotation. I also draw pretty much every day and experiment with a variety of media.
I've also been generating ideas via thumbnails of pieces (mainly comic book covers) that I want to develop into paintings. While I'm sure I can improve on my ability to generate ideas, at this moment, I feel like I need to learn to develop an idea fully once I have it. Up to this point, mainly because of deadline pressure, I think my current process is rushed. I dive in too quickly to hit a deadline when the work would benefit from more preliminary studies and problem solving.
I feel like I'm on the threshold of something, and I'm genuinely nervous about it. What if I'm wrong about my diagnosis of what is holding me back from becoming a great artist? I don't want to be merely good.
Anyway, I thought I would share for people who know me here. Fear of failure is a real thing and I experience it too.
Fear or not, I'm in.
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1mo
Gannon, I tell my students that if they come to me and say- I want to be the greatest artist in the history of the world- I say hell yeah, me too!... but, how do we define that? What makes an artist great? If we unpack that ambition bit by bit, we move from our grand ambitions eventually to our daily disciplines. In those processes and struggles through the minutia and familiar tasks- we can find ourselves. Go for it, my friend. I've build the class to teach a process to making ideas, as well as images. I really hope it takes you to the next level and so much further!
Saw the livestream yesterday and knew I had to sign up! Thanks for spreading the craft!!!
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1mo
It's my pleasure- thank you for being there!
looking forward to this one! I am not an illustrator, but I am looking for creative means to express my voice and ideas with traditional painting mediums through a creative ways and avoid linear interpretation of ideas through the visual language. Do you recommend the course given those goals?
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1mo
I do. Learning to develop strong ideas has carried me into so many non illustration and non-art opportunities. Ideas come much more fluidly now, after pushing against so many obstacles in my early years. Creativity can atrophy and it needs to be tested, pushed and challenged. The class includes three primary ideation pipelines: 1- Narrative- straight forward and literal 2. Conceptual- introducing literary devices, symbolism, metaphors, analogies, visual repetition, to build ideas that push away from literal interpretation. 3. Conceptual Narrative- learning to bridge the space between the two processes. I think this class would be perfect for you.
Eyed this for awhile - very excited for this course.
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1mo
Tony, thanks for writing and letting me know. We've put a lot of time in this over the past several months and I'm excited to share it!
is this course suitable to beginners in drawing?
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1mo
Yes! I believe ideas are the foundation of all creative work. I've built Ideacraft to teach methods of thinking, ideation and best practices for the illustration process. I hope this helps to clarify!
Ideacraft: How To Draw Pictures That Speak Louder Than Words