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Turning Personal Artwork into Commercial Illustrations

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Overview

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Build a professional illustration portfolio by learning to give your artwork a commercial use by applying it to a variety of products
  • Introduction
  • The Subject
  • The Main Design
  • Going Digital
  • Sharing Your Work
  • Final project
Want to learn how to apply your illustrations to products and other commercial uses? There’s no one better to show you how than illustrator, designer, and tattoo artist Sophie Mo. Her work has been commissioned both privately and by brands like Airbnb, Microsoft, BBC Radio 6 Music, MUBI, Squarespace, Fireball, and more.

In this online course, Sophie teaches you how to turn your artwork into successful commercial illustrations, both in physical and digital format. Learn how to read a brief and extract key information to create designs that adhere to the client’s vision. Sophie also shares tips on how to professionally present your work, promote it on social media, and build a strong portfolio.

If you’re interested in making designs intended for ink, check out Sophie’s first course on Blackwork Tattoo Design.

Syllabus

  • About Me
  • Influences
  • The Materials
  • The Brief
  • Researching the Subject
  • The Main Illustration: The Sketch
  • Developing the Image
  • Finalising the Image
  • The Main Illustration: Various Graphic Techniques
  • Understanding the Space You Will Be Working
  • Transferring the Artwork into a Digital Space
  • Using Mock-ups
  • The Poster Design
  • The T-Shirt Design
  • Artwork into Digital Assets
  • Sharing and Creating
  • Turning Personal Artwork into Commercial Illustrations

Taught by

Sophie Mo

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