About
Get to know the book illustration from a different angle! Martha's perky pictures seem simple and concise, and her books - light and airy. But is it so easy to illustrate a book with peculiar characters? What about the laws of composition? Or they simply do not work in a cartoon style, and everything is very, very simple? Of course not!
The illustrated book is just the tip of the iceberg. Book illustration keeps many secrets. Unveil them and become a little more professional with Martha's course!
In this course you will get an excellent theoretical base: learn how to create a book, what laws and rules every creator have to follow. Working on character design and drills to sharpen your skills in graphic techniques, you will apply the theory into practice. The cherry on top: your own series of works to the text of your choice, all drawn in the same style, under the guidance of an experienced teacher!
And now you can take a look behind the scenes of this course - sneak peeks of the working moments. Make sure to watch this free video and get inspired, flipping through the pages of a sketchbook with us!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Marta Zhuravskaya is an artist, illustrator, and teacher. She graduated from the Academy of Arts in Vilnius. Martha has already published several books in Russia and abroad. She holds face-to-face workshops in Moscow and St. Petersburg and travels a lot in search of new things. Martha is a participant of the Bologna(Italy) Illustrators’ exhibition, as well as collective exhibitions in Russia, Iceland, Japan, Lithuania, Denmark, and Germany. She also held several solo exhibitions in St. Petersburg and Amsterdam.
Students of her offline courses win in illustration competitions and participate in prestigious exhibitions, including one in Bologna.
COURSE FORMAT
Duration:
- 2 months (1 month for exercises, 1 month for illustrations). The course is very intense.
Number of places on the course:
- 10
Author's feedback:
- Martha will provide video-responses once a week on Wednesdays
Access to video lectures:
- UNLIMITED
After the course, you will have the opportunity to purchase more feedback from the teacher if you want to.
PROGRAM OF THE COURSE
1. Introduction
- Let's get to know each other.
- Learn about pre-printing arrangements and who is working on the book;
- Discover the nuances of scanning the works.
- Discuss the layout of the book and see an example;
- Learn how to work with text and find illustrator’s tidbits in it;
- Find out what the book is made of.
- Realize what is the "illustration style" and how to choose it;
- Think what does our target audience look like
- Identify which materials are the best to be used for work
- Figure out what is storyboard and why it is needed.
2. Character design
- Where the interesting types of characters come from;
- How to draw lively characters
- How does the character appear
- How the personal qualities of the characters affect their appearance
- Why silhouette is so important
- How to connect the characters
- Study the examples from Artur Givargizov's book illustrated by Martha Zhuravskaya;
- Find out how the characters were designed in specific cases.
3. Composition
- What is the composition
- How not to blunder and fit everything in;
- How to highlight the most important thing in your illustration
- Why do corners matter
- What is a static and a dynamic kind of composition
- How to turn everything upside down, but keep the harmony?
- Study an example of good composition in a real book.
4. Work with materials
- Analyze the works of the teacher and find out how they were created;
- play with the tools and test the brushes;
- Discover new features of materials.
- Learn how to control the water and when it’s the right time to stop;
- Warm and cold colors: the secrets of beautiful combinations;
- How to prepare a brand new palette of shades.
5. Practice
- Work on illustrations to the text of your choice and communication with the author.
- Discussion of sketches for illustrations designed during the storyboard stage and edited after lectures on composition;
- Independent work on illustrations following technique recommended by the teacher, based on the tasks performed during the "Work with Materials" block;
- Work on errors based on the comments received from the teacher;
- The final preview of the finalized works.
This course is without feedback & works review. If you want to get feedback from the author of the course Marta Zhuravskaya, please write to us at service@lectoroom.com
- Learn about the structure of the book and how it is created
- Learn how to design bright and interesting characters
- Learn how to get things started
- Find out where to look for images and how to interpret them for the needs of modern book illustration
- Play with the composition
- Work with ink and watercolors
- Create your project of several illustrations in the same style!
- Get ready to work hard and fruitfully!
The course is designed for artists, beginning or working on their career in illustration.
For the beginners in illustration, the course will be the starting point in the creative journey. Theoretical information will help you to marshal the knowledge about the structure of the book and how it is created. Learn to navigate within the composition of the page, how to make the work memorable and use a chance to develop a creative project in a single style.
The main goal of the course is to create a wholesome project for the portfolio. A portfolio is an integral part of the life of an illustrator, his or her business card. Therefore, it is critical to have a portfolio that presents you as an artist. Under Martha's guidance, you will draw several illustrations to a small text of your choice.
Acting illustrators will be able to experiment with a new style and techniques. Performing a series of illustrations will help you understand whether you are able to do a certain amount of work and stick to a single style. Get ready to receive comments on the works from a fellow illustrator, which is especially important when someone becomes less perceptive of things. And, of course, you will add some new high-quality illustrations to your portfolio!
Thus, the course is recommended primarily for purposeful and result-hungry illustrators! Intensive work mode doesn’t leave any time to spare :)
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