Autoplay
Autocomplete
Previous Lesson
Complete and Continue
Pitch-perfect Portfolio
THE NARRATIVE POWER OF THE HORIZON
Introductory Video (9:37)
Welcome (5:51)
Tools & Objectives
The narrative power of observation
Horizons Milestone #1 - Preparation
Key Milestones
Horizons Milestone #2 - Understanding the science
Horizons Milestone #2 - A bit more science
Horizons Milestone #2 - Principles of Setting
Horizons Milestone #2 - Your Pitch-perfect Portfolio Challenges
Horizons Milestone #3 - Introducing the Level Horizon (12:03)
Hands on: Exercise Horizons.01 - the level middle horizon
Hands on: Exercise Horizons.02 - the level low horizon
Horizons Milestone #3 - introducing the angled horizon
Hands on: Exercise Horizons.03 - mastering the slope
Horizons Milestone #4 - introducing the grand combination
Hands on: Exercise Horizons.04 - mastering the grand combination
Horizons Milestone #6 - the Grand Finale & Hands on: Exercise Horizons.05
Hands on: Exercise Horizons.06 - refining the sequence
Hands on: Exercise Horizons.07 - Pause & Reflect
It's a Wrap!
THE NARRATIVE POWER OF LIGHT & SHADOW
Introductory video: Module #2 (4:25)
Module 2 -Tonal value - Introduction: an ode to light & shadow
Tonal value - objectives & tools
Tonal value - key milestones
The narrative power of observation #2
Tonal value - Milestone #1: light & the retina
Tonal value - Milestone #1: light, luminance & the 'where' system
Tonal value - Milestone #1: light and the emotions
Milestone #2 - narrative mood, relative brightness & the tonal scale
Hands on: Exercise 2.01 - tonal scale
Milestone #2 - tonal keys & narrative mood
Hands on: Exercise 2.02 - high minor key
Hands on: Exercise 2.03 - low minor key
Hands on: Exercise 2.04 - high major key
Hands on: Exercise 2.05 - low major key
Milestone #2 - the relationship between tone and colour
Hands on: Exercise 2.06 - a tonal scale in random colour
Milestone #3 - light source, shadow & narrative mood
Hands on: Exercise 2.07 - where there is light, there are shadows
Hands on: Exercise 2.08 - and now in colour
Milestone #4 - light, pattern & texture
Blasts from the past for illustration inspiration
Hands on: Exercise 2.09 - textures, patterns & moods
Hands on: Exercise 2.10 - in colour
Hands on: Exercise 2.11 - develop and plan sequences of three
Hands on: Exercise 2.12 - sequence of three in colour
Hands on: Exercise 2.13 - front & back endpapers
Hands on: Exercise 2.14 - pause & reflect
VIDEO: Exploring tonal keys in a picture book
It's a Wrap!
THE NARRATIVE POWER OF MASSES & VOIDS
Introductory video - Masses & Voids (8:50)
Introduction to Masses and Voids
Introduction to Threats and Opportunities
Objectives & Tools
Key Milestones
The Narrative Power of Observation #3
HANDS ON: Exercise 3.01 - Character Development
Shapes and their Shadows
HANDS ON: Exercise 3.02 - Basic Forms and Shadows
Mass, or Positive Space
HANDS ON: Exercise 3.03 - Cloud Studies
HANDS ON: Exercise 3.04 - Clouds as Mass
HANDS ON: Exercise 3.05 - The versatile tree
HANDS ON: Exercise 3.06 - Trees as Mass
HANDS ON: Exercise 3.07 - Houses, Houses, Houses
HANDS ON: Exercise 3.08 - Massed Buildings
Voids, or Negative Space
HANDS ON: Exercise 3.09 - Horizon, Figure, Clouds
HANDS ON: Exercise 3.10 - Horizons, figures and trees
HANDS ON: Exercise 3.11 - Houses and Horizons
Shelter, Prospect, Hazard & Opportunity - revisited
HANDS ON: Exercise 3.12 - thumbnails galore
HANDS ON: Exercise 3.13 - develop a narrative series of three
HANDS ON: Exercise 3.14 - rough out one actual-size illustration
VIDEO: exploring masses & voids in a picture book
IT'S A WRAP!
THE NARRATIVE POWER OF POSTURE, GESTURE & EMOTION
Introductory video - posture, gesture & emotion (8:37)
Introduction
Key milestones
The narrative power of observation #4
The Science of Posture and Gesture
HANDS ON: Exercise 4.01 - The Pillow Exercise
HANDS ON: Exercise 4.02 - Your figures and flour sack
A call to arms
HANDS ON: Exercise 4.03 - adding the arms
The Science: Characters and emotional appeal
HANDS ON: Exercise 4.04 - The eyes have it
Appeal, originality and micro expressions
HANDS ON: Exercise 4.05 - Macro and micro expressions
HANDS ON: Exercise 4.06 - Posture and expression combined
HANDS ON: Exercise 4.07 - Characters in action and interaction
HANDS ON: Exercise 4.08 - update your narrative sequence of three
It's a Wrap!
THE POWER OF THE NARRATIVE ARC
Introductory video (8:51)
Narrative arc as lived experience
The basic structure of a narrative arc
The six classic story-arcs
HANDS ON: Exercise 5.01 - picture-book analysis
HANDS ON: Exercise 5.02 - storyboard planning #1 - horizon & tone
HANDS ON: Exercise 5.03 - storyboard planning #2 - scale & proportion
HANDS ON: Exercise 5.04 - storyboard planning #3 - colour design
HANDS ON: Exercise 5.05 - storyboard planning #4 - introduce your characters
HANDS ON: Exercise 5.06 - an actual storyboard
HANDS ON: Exercise 5.06 - extension - portfolio-ready storyboard
HANDS ON: Exercise 5.07 - sequence of three - portfolio-ready illustrations
HANDS ON: Exercise 5.08 - one full-scale illustration (or 2 or 3)
What next?
Pause & Reflect
Further Guidance & Coaching
Teach online with
HANDS ON: Exercise 5.06 - an actual storyboard
Lesson content locked
If you're already enrolled,
you'll need to login
.
Enroll in Course to Unlock