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Illustrating Creatures
Language
English
Subtitles
English (US), Portuguese (BR), French (FR), Spanish (LATAM)
Level
Beginner to Intermediate
Access
Lifetime
Certificate
Certificate of Completion
Teacher
Milica Čeliković
Senior Concept Artist
Lessons
9
Price
$59
Overview
Explore the fantastical world of creature illustration with this all-new Lunar Academy course featuring Mooncolony Senior Artist Milica Čeliković.
Bring Fantastical Beasts to Life ✨
Ready to create the mythical creatures of your dreams? In this course, Mooncolony artist and renowned creature design expert Milica Čeliković (@milicraft.psd) demonstrates how she creates dazzling illustrations from start to finish. This is a unique insight into the process of a senior professional at the top of her game.
Milica will guide you through:
🚀 Using the anatomy and behavior of real animals for authentic designs
🚀 Creating dynamic images and visual storytelling
🚀 Selecting a pose, composition, and colors
🚀 Improving your rendering process, covering light, shadow, and polish
Use Nature as a Springboard
How do you make the mythical look real? As a creature specialist, Milica knows how to use the forms of real animals to her advantage. See how she brings her dragon designs to life, with the help of reptile and bird studies – and a handy hedgehog skeleton!
Get the Skills Our Industry Looks For
Milica has made creature artwork for iconic card and video games such as Hearthstone, Keyforge, and Minion Masters. Her creature illustration course is designed to help you enhance your portfolio and take your art to a professional level. It’s time to invest in yourself, master key industry skills – and land that dream job 🌠
Made by Artists, for Artists ⚔️
This course contains eleven digestible videos packed full of Milica’s most valuable creature design secrets. Included are three speed painting demos: a reptile study, warm-up sketches, and a full illustration of a two-headed wyvern. Plus, some homework tasks to get you started 💪
Your next adventure awaits. Are you in?
Chapter 1 - Intro
Chapter 2 - Conceptualizing Creatures
Discover how Milica designs plausible fantasy creatures, using real animals as inspiration.
Chapter 3 - Using Photo Studies
See how and why Milica gathers photo references of animals to help inform her artwork.
Chapter 4 - Demo Study
Watch Milica paint a study of an iguana’s head, explaining how she exaggerates its features.
Chapter 4.2 - Demo Study Speed Painting
The full, uninterrupted speed painting of Milica’s iguana study.
Chapter 5 - Warm-Up Sketches
See how Milica trains her hand and eye with quick sketches before embarking on her full illustration.
Chapter 6 - Composition Tips
Get Milica’s tips for planning a dynamic, natural-looking illustration with a strong focal point.
Chapter 7 - The Illustration Process
Understand the difference between concept art and illustration, and get insights into Milica’s working process.
Chapter 8 - Demo Illustration
Watch Milica create her illustration of a two-headed wyvern, explaining her decision-making process.
Chapter 9 - Full Illustration Speed Painting
The full, uninterrupted speed painting of Milica’s wyvern illustration.
Overview
Explore the fantastical world of creature illustration with this all-new Lunar Academy course featuring Mooncolony Senior Artist Milica Čeliković.
Bring Fantastical Beasts to Life ✨
Ready to create the mythical creatures of your dreams? In this course, Mooncolony artist and renowned creature design expert Milica Čeliković (@milicraft.psd) demonstrates how she creates dazzling illustrations from start to finish. This is a unique insight into the process of a senior professional at the top of her game.
Milica will guide you through:
🚀 Using the anatomy and behavior of real animals for authentic designs
🚀 Creating dynamic images and visual storytelling
🚀 Selecting a pose, composition, and colors
🚀 Improving your rendering process, covering light, shadow, and polish
Use Nature as a Springboard
How do you make the mythical look real? As a creature specialist, Milica knows how to use the forms of real animals to her advantage. See how she brings her dragon designs to life, with the help of reptile and bird studies – and a handy hedgehog skeleton!
Get the Skills Our Industry Looks For
Milica has made creature artwork for iconic card and video games such as Hearthstone, Keyforge, and Minion Masters. Her creature illustration course is designed to help you enhance your portfolio and take your art to a professional level. It’s time to invest in yourself, master key industry skills – and land that dream job 🌠
Made by Artists, for Artists ⚔️
This course contains eleven digestible videos packed full of Milica’s most valuable creature design secrets. Included are three speed painting demos: a reptile study, warm-up sketches, and a full illustration of a two-headed wyvern. Plus, some homework tasks to get you started 💪
Your next adventure awaits. Are you in?
Meet your mentor
Milica Čeliković
Milica Čeliković (@milicraft.psd) is a Senior Concept Artist at Mooncolony and a creature illustration specialist. Milica grew up surrounded by nature in rural Serbia, and has always been drawn to creating fantastical animals. Today, Milica has a significant online following under the name Milicraft, and is well-known for her whimsical creature art – particularly her dragons! Having worked on game franchises including Hearthstone, Keyforge, and Minion Masters, Milica is now dedicated to sharing her skills with aspiring artists.
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