Illustration with Markers: Find Your Style

A course by Caio Yo , Illustrator

Teacher Plus
Illustrator. São Paulo, Brazil.
Joined July 2021

Develop your own artistic language using markers to play with volume, color, and texture

100% positive reviews (65)
2,794 students
Audio: Portuguese
Portuguese · Spanish · English · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch

Develop your own artistic language using markers to play with volume, color, and texture

Striking textures, smooth lines, beautifully-defined volume, and great functionality are just some of the possibilities that markers offer. For illustrator and comic artist Caio Yo, this drawing tool yields fast and fun results that are difficult to obtain with other materials.

Join him in this course and learn how to use markers to bring a character drawing to life. Discover how to take full advantage of this versatile tool by experimenting with volume, textures, and colors to transmit feelings and emotions in your compositions.

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What will you learn in this online course?

16 lessons & 22 downloads

What is personal style?
3 minutes, 27 seconds
Knowing the markers
5 minutes, 6 seconds
Learning Values and Blending
8 minutes, 24 seconds
Shading the faces
5 minutes, 51 seconds
Clothes and hair
6 minutes, 54 seconds
Special effects with bullets
7 minutes, 24 seconds
  • 100% positive reviews (65)
  • 2,794 students
  • 16 lessons (1h 38m)
  • 22 additional resources (12 files)
  • Online and at your own pace
  • Available on the app
  • Audio: Portuguese
  • Portuguese · Spanish · English · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
  • Level: Beginner
  • Unlimited access forever

What is this course's project?

Bring a character drawing to life using markers by experimenting with volume, texture, and color techniques.

Projects by course students

Who is this online course for?

Anyone interested in learning a different approach to illustration using alcohol-based markers, regardless of skill level.

Requirements and materials

No specific drawing skills are needed for this course.

As for materials, you need alcohol-based markers and some paper.


Reviews

2,794 Students
65 Reviews
100% Positive ratings

Caio Yo

A course by Caio Yo

Teacher Plus
Illustrator

Caio Yo is a Brazilian illustrator and comic artist based in the state of São Paulo. Since starting his artistic career in 2008, he’s illustrated textbooks, children's books, and advertising pieces, all characterized by influences rooted in manga, printmaking, and classical illustration. He’s participated in collective illustration and comics exhibitions around the world, including Norway, Iran, Japan, and the United States.

He currently works creating art for video game studios, advertising agencies, and animation and character design projects, but his true passion lies in his personal illustrations.


Content

  • U1

    Introduction

    • A little about myself
    • My influences
  • U2

    Style, colors and materials

    • What is personal style?
    • The use of colors
    • Knowing the markers
    • Papers and other materials
    • Learning Values and Blending
  • U3

    Using the bookmarks

    • The sketch before the sketch
    • Preparing the sketch for the markers
    • Shading the faces
    • Clothes and hair
    • Making other textures
    • Special effects with bullets
    • Final art
  • U4

    Final touches and disclosure

    • Making the final treatment of the drawing
    • Introducing and selling your work
  • FP

    Final project

    • Illustration with Markers: Find Your Style

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Illustration with Markers: Find Your Style. Illustration course by Caio Yo

Illustration with Markers: Find Your Style

A course by Caio Yo
Illustrator. São Paulo, Brazil.
Joined July 2021
  • 100% positive reviews (65)
  • 2,794 students