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Storytelling in Illustration
Storytelling in Illustration
What you’ll learn
- Using movie stills to inspire cinematic effects
- Techniques for strong focal points
- Creating drama with lighting and color
- How to get more from thumbnailing
- Advanced composition techniques
- Adding post-production effects
Take Control of the Narrative
How do you create images that pull you into a story? In this course, Mooncolony Lead Artist Gabriel Rubio demonstrates the advanced techniques he uses to craft a clear visual narrative. You’ll take a deep dive into the decision-making process of a senior games illustrator 💪
Play the Role of Film Director 🎥
Aaand action! 🎬 Gabriel loves using movie stills to inspire interesting imagery. In this course, you’ll learn his tricks for creating an immersive cinematic illustration. Discover how to enhance your visual storytelling with cinematography techniques such as camera angles, depth of field, and lighting.
Get the Skills Our Industry Looks For
Telling a clear story in your illustrations is an essential skill in the games industry—but it can be a hard one to grasp. By the end of this course, you’ll be armed with a wide range of techniques for controlling the viewer’s eye. It’s time to master key industry skills, and take your art to a pro level 🚀
Your next adventure awaits. Are you in?
Requirements
- Drawing tablet and stylus
- Painting software of your choice, such as Photoshop, Procreate or Clip Studio Paint
- Basic understanding of your chosen software
- Solid drawing skills, with a basic understanding of art fundamentals
- A desire to learn!
Lessons and details
Chapter 1
Chapter 1
Discover the most common illustration types in the games industry, and the storytelling that might go into them.
Chapter 1
Get to grips with the fundamental principles of picture composition, and learn how to draw focus and create rhythm in your art.
Chapter 1
Learn how to compose images in a cinematic way with the use of basic filmmaking techniques.
Chapter 1
Find out how to use lighting, values, and exposure to shift the mood of your image and create visual hierarchy.
Chapter 1
Time to move from planning to execution—discover the benefits of a structured artistic process, and set up your image for success.
Chapter 1
Explore the principles of color theory and composition to enhance your storytelling.
Chapter 1
Learn how to draw focus and work more efficiently with the help of a rendering heat map.
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Finally, discover different ways to enhance immersion and add a cinematic feel, with the help of post-production effects.
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Meet your mentor
Gabriel Rubio is one of Mooncolony’s Lead Artists, and an expert in crafting impactful stylized art. At the age of 24, Gabriel left a career in advertising to pursue his love of drawing. Today, he has nearly a decade of experience in games art, working on iconic titles such as Legends of Runeterra, Valorant, Wayfinder, Magic: The Gathering, Hearthstone, Marvel Rivals, Clash of Clans, and more. As a self-taught artist, Gabriel wants to help demystify the industry and help beginner artists succeed. Gabriel lives in São Paulo, Brazil.
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