Jennifer brings your treasure to light. Meaningful illustrations come to life with watercolors.
In this class, I would like to share the whole process of my creative work. Before creating an imaginative and dreamlike illustration, thoughts and creative processes precede it. Everyone gathers a treasure of experiences and perceptions inside themselves. You just have to bring it to the surface.
I will give you advice on how to find and package your intention. With exercises and tips to raise your own voice and put it into an illustration.
9 lessons (2 h 16 min)
7 exercises
Jennifer Gast: Classes, Exercises, Feedback & Feed starting from €110.00
46 min
Let's start this is an intense course, full of hands-on exercises. First, awaken your imagination. Everything in your inner world could be an intention for your illustration. Emotions, experiences, perceptions, and the view of them waiting to be expressed.
→ Explain inspiration in illustration proces
In this exercise we will create images from random words. It will fire your imagination and it will be fun to put things together that are not from the same place.
46 min
The Translation into an illustration can be versatile. You can represent a certain quality or emotion through animals. Learn about their different meanings and use them in your illustration.
We all know the magic of fairy tales or myths. The fascination lies hidden in their symbols. Here we will dive deeper and explore these worlds.
When we dream, reality becomes blurred. I will give you examples of how you can put your intention and what you have learned so far into a dreamlike illustration. Discover the many possibilities of the collage technique.
46 min
In this lesson, you will learn about visual metaphors and how to package your treasure. Here I show you that each element can become a different one. It's really fun to shape things according to your own pleasure.
In a surreal world, everything can have its own personality. Not only animals, as we know from fairy tales, but every imaginable object. Go on a quest and change your perspective.
You can also use exaggeration in your illustration to make your intention more obvious. Or play with an unusual perspective. Discover the possibilities and raise your own voice and put it into an illustration.
Learn to express your intention in an imagined illustration. I'll show you how to find your treasure and put it into an illustration. Be creative, start dreaming and raise your voice.
Discover the many ways to get creative. We will sketch and play with compositions. Experiment with watercolors and add other techniques.
We will go through the process together and you will put the many ideas and tips into practice. I will be there for you and give you feedback. Let the adventure begin!
9 Lessons, 7 Exercises, Feedback