Illustration, Climax and Denouement
A course by José Luis Ágreda , Illustrator
Learn to make the most of the expressive possibilities of illustration through a written story
Learn to make the most of the expressive possibilities of illustration through a written story
The illustration does not have to be decorative. With this premise, José Luis Ágreda (El País, Fotogramas, Planeta ...) will teach you to make a series of three illustrations based on a written story. As if it were a professional assignment, you will learn to find narrative and conceptual solutions to the problems posed by editors and to convey your ideas in a clear and interesting way, whatever your drawing technique may be. In addition, you will see how an illustration is executed and although you do not consider yourself an ace of the stroke, you will discover how to create very expressive illustrations working with the concept, the composition, the color and, above all, the emotion.
What will you learn in this online course?
22 lessons & 16 downloads
- 99% positive reviews (341)
- 4,194 students
- 22 lessons (4h 11m)
- 16 additional resources (12 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
Recommended software for this course
Manga StudioWhat is this course's project?
Through practice, you will make three illustrations from a text, as if it were a professional assignment. You will take advantage of the constraints of the client (size and format of the illustrations), to take advantage of visual ideas and give narrative unity to the whole. José Luis will work on a story by Edgar Allan Poe, "The Fall of Casa Usher", a text full of suggestive images, characters and scenarios, but also open to very diverse treatments. Although you can choose another text or even a song, get inspired!
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
This course is aimed at anyone who likes illustration, regardless of technique or style, or any artist who seeks to take their creations a step further. It can also be a great apprenticeship for professional illustrators who want to learn about José Luís Ágreda's work and his technique.
Requirements and materials
You will only need basic drawing skills. You can illustrate by hand, but if you opt for digital, you will need a computer with a drawing software and a graphic tablet. During the course, José Luis will teach the notions of the Manga Studio program. If you want to try it for your practice you can download its free demo, or you can choose other tools such as Photoshop or Illustrator and many others.
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A course by José Luis Ágreda
José Luis Ágreda, was born in Seville in 1971 and is an illustrator and cartoonist. He has been a regular contributor to the newspaper El País and the humor weekly El Jueves for more than fifteen years. He has worked in advertising, press illustration, book illustration, comics and character design for animation, collaborating with clients such as Planet, Disney, PRISA, Ogilvy, Hachette, Norma, El Jueves, Image ...
In 2001 he created the album Cosecha Rosa (Undercómic publishing house), winner of the Best National Work Award in both the Barcelona and Madrid Comic Fair. In 2008 he started the successful series of children's stories CARLA (editorial Timun Mas), which have left fifteen titles.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Personal introduction
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Influences
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What is to illustrate?
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U2
Composition
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What is illustrable?
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Our tools
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Compositional analysis: From the image to the idea 1
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Compositional analysis: From the image to the idea 2
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Compositional analysis: From the image to the idea 3
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Compositional analysis: From the idea to the image 1
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Compositional analysis: From idea to image 2
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U3
Colour
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Theory of color for bums
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Basic concepts of color theory
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Limited pallet
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U4
Practical exercise
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Introduction to Manga Studio
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Brainstorming
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Sketch of the idea
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Make the drawing 1
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Make the drawing 2
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Final Art 1
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Final Art 2
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Final art 3
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Take a test
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FP
Final project
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Illustrating with story
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FAQs
Domestika's courses are online classes that provide you with the tools and skills you need to complete a specific project. Every step of the project combines video lessons with complementary instructional material, so you can learn by doing. Domestika's courses also allow you to share your own projects with the teacher and with other students, creating a dynamic course community.
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Manga Studio
lompehond
PlusNo soy ilustrador pero prometía el título y no me decepcioné. Es justo eso, poder contar historias a través de imágenes. No sólo es útil para ilustradores sino también (y creo que especialmente) para guionistas, ya que con la ayuda de este curso se pueden construir escenas con mayor significado y plena conciencia de los elementos que las forman. Además se nota el cariño y la dedicación de Ágreda, ya que no son un par de clases de 5 minutos sino un paso a paso detallado.
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ylie
It is a very exciting course for me
oscar_ga7
El asunto de componer las ilustraciones fue muy esclarecedor
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maricarmen
Interesante
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lulybenan
Un curso que vale muchísimo la pena comprar, sinceramente para ser un curso de iniciación tiene todo lo importante para poder empezar y tener bases claras.
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