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Editorial Illustration: Draw Idioms the "Designy" Way
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Korshub's take
Editorial illustration is about matching image to idea—distilling a concept or idiom visually. This class from Mikey Burton (work for Converse, ESPN, TIME, and the New York Times) teaches his sketching, illustrating, and texturing process through bite-sized lessons on a single project: illustrating an idiom.
Beyond technique, the class emphasizes creative confidence and the importance of making work you love. The instructor talks candidly about his journey into editorial illustration and shows how clients—even big ones—are built on consistent, intentional creative choices. The assignment (illustrate an idiom) gives you a concrete creative challenge with plenty of room for personal interpretation.
About this course
Get out your pens and paper! Join acclaimed "designy" illustrator Mikey Burton for a 45-minute funfest on bringing an editorial illustration to life. Bite-sized lessons show each step of his sketching, illustrating, and texturing process — and then challenge you to illustrate a fun idiom of your own.
Throughout the class, Mikey illustrates an idiom, shares how he got started in editorial illustration, and talks through work for clients as diverse as Converse, ESPN, TIME magazine, and the New York Times. Plus, each lesson is brimming with insights on creative confidence and the value of creating work you love.
The class is perfect for illustrators, designers, and everyone who loves that perfect interplay of pictures and words. All you need is pen, paper, and brain. Let's go!
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