Introduction
Welcome
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Getting the most out of this course
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1. Basics of Composition
Understanding concept and composition
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Editing and revising your work
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Framing your field of view
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A look back to influential illustrators
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2. Shaping the Composition
Creating visual balance in an image
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Seeing in shape
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Designing the negative space
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Directing with lines
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Using borders, bleeds, and boxes
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Understanding color, texture, and proportion
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Patterns, clusters, and rhythm
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Composing with text
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Challenge: Incorporating text into your illustrations
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Solution: Text illustration
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3. Creating Compositional Unity
Bringing it all together
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Using a limited palette in composition
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Consistency of style
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Unifying light
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Combining message and medium
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Challenge: Eight apple illustrations
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Solution: Apple illustrations
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4. Exploring Movement
Motion in pictures: The active composition
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Dynamic diagonals
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Illustrating storyboards
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5. Directing the Eye
Tracking the viewer's gaze
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Contrast and edges
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What is your focal point?
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Understanding point of view
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Creating depth with perspective
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Avoiding common pitfalls
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Challenge: Point of view
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Solution: Point of view
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6. Finalizing the Format
Does size matter?
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Style and substance
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The six rules of composition
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7. From Concept to Finished Art
Shaping the composition
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Picking the appropriate colors
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Establishing value and contrast
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Finalizing the color and composition
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