What You'll Learn:
How to remove depth and dimensionality from a drawing without losing recognizability (Flattening)
How to find the minimum visual information needed for something to still read clearly (Abstraction)
How to edit a reference image on purpose — subtracting detail, adding story, changing design — instead of copying it (Customization)
How to identify a subject's most distinctive quality and push it further (Exaggeration)
How to decide what one thing your drawing needs to communicate an idea or essence clearly.
Who this is for: illustrators who can already draw and want to move beyond realistic rendering — if you've looked at stylized work and wondered how the artist got there, this class is for you.
What you'll need: a sketchbook and pencil for most of the class; any illustration software you like for the final project (demos use Procreate, and a free custom brush pack, Inky Basics, is included as a class resource).