£350
"Overall I really appreciated the gradual increase in difficulty from start to finish, it felt very tailored to the skills I would gain throughout the course. Breaking down the steps of how to approach an editorial brief felt very well rounded, Harriet explained it in such a way that completely demystified the process for me and I feel very well prepared to approach an editorial job or project."
- Georgie, (Bristol, UK)
ILLUSTRATIVE VOICE
You'll learn how to communicate your ideas in a way that’s personal, through explorative creative challenges aimed to hone your visual language.
LATERAL THINKING
Fun and innovative exercises will help you learn how to generate conceptual ideas, in order to create striking and unique artworks.
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
You’ll learn how to respond to an editorial brief and through creative projects, you will develop a body of work for your portfolio.
FEATURES
Cost £350
6 Week Online course
Over 18 lessons
120+ minutes of videos
Professionally filmed & recorded content
Guided creative challenges
Interviews with guest illustrators & industry specialists
Access to online community group
Downloadable resources
Learn at your own pace
"I honestly think this is one of the best online creative course I've taken, and I've taken quite a lot of them."
-Tasha (London, UK)
OVERVIEW
This course is perfect for anyone wanting to learn the principles of conceptual and editorial illustration. It is well matched for aspiring illustrators, beginners, as well as illustrators already established in other contexts and are wanting to widen their skillset. This course is also a good fit for people who’ve taken online courses with universities or other organisations.
Throughout this six week course you will learn how to generate unique and original concepts, as well as how to develop a unique visual language thats personal to you. We will look at the process of how to tackle an editorial brief so you’re well equipped to respond to future commissions. You will also complete a series of creative challenges that will prompt you to create several finalised artworks that you can use within your portfolio.
"The formatting of the course is sleek, easy to digest and well organised. And the content is so useful and unique in comparison to a lot of other online courses and even university courses, particularly the in-depth interviews and conversations with other illustrators. I think the main value of this course is that it's more intimate and allows your passion and experience to guide those who enrol."
- Harry, (Oxfordshire, UK)
TEACHING VIDEOS
Watch in-depth teaching videos featuring
professional advice and demonstrations of creative exercises filmed directly from Harriet's studio.
WEEKLY MODULES
Students will be guided through weekly modules, featuring informative videos, useful resources and creative exercises to produce finalised artworks.
INFORMATIVE RESOURCES
Specialist reference materials have been designed for you to download and keep, from glossary of terms, to templates for thumbnail sketches.
Plus, guest interviews with industry specialists and award winning illustrators.
OWEN GENT
Influenced by folklore and landscape, Owen's atmospheric and narrative rich artworks have been applied to editorial illustration, advertising, publishing and animated contexts.
DAVE BAIN
With over 15 years experience, Dave's colourful and distinctive work encompasses editorial, promotional, advertising, branding and publishing illustration.
ROSANNA TASKER
Inspired by the natural world Rosanna's delicate and intricate illustrations span over the contexts of publishing, editorial, branding and advertising.
ENGAGEMENT
Students will receive a series of weekly creative challenges designed to help you develop a personal and unique illustrative voice through self-explorative exercises. Practical tasks are aimed to help you learn how to generate conceptual ideas. You will also be guided through the design process of responding to a brief and given professional advice of how to work with clients from; initial conception of ideas, thumbnail roughs, feedback, and delivery of a final artwork. By the end of this course you will have a body of work that you can use within your portfolio.
COURSE SCHEDULE
Students will gain access to a new module each week. This six week online course features 18+ lessons, 120+ minutes of teaching videos, plus downloadable resources. This course is designed to be flexible so you can study at your own pace and with unlimited access.
ACCESS
The course is hosted on leading online learning platform Teachable. You can access the course via your computer or on the Teachable app.
ABOUT
Harriet Lee-Merrion is an award winning illustrator. She has worked with international clients including Google, TED, The Guardian, and The New Yorker. Her work has been exhibited internationally in New York, London, and Berlin. She is the recipient of a 3x3 International Illustration Award for Editorial Illustration and is a winner of three American Illustration Awards. Harriet is represented by Heart agency. She lives and works in Bristol, in the South West of England, and has been working as an visual artist since graduating from Falmouth University in 2013. She is also an educator and has spoken internationally on the topic of illustration, while occasionally teaches as an associate lecturer at universities and schools.
"Harriet’s mentorship was absolutely amazing and her advice was very generous. She shared her experiences and knowledge, which enabled me into find my own path in the illustration industry in a way that felt organic and genuine to my creative identity."
-Juliana, (Bogotá, Columbia)
CURRICULUM
- VIDEO 1: Welcome: Introduction From Harriet (5:07)
- Task 1: Blind Contour/Continuous Line Self Portrait
- Resource 1: How To Format An Artwork Digitally
- VIDEO 2: Conceptual & Editorial Illustration: An Introduction (4:12)
- Task 2: Editorial Research
- Resource 2: Innovative Illustrators
- Article: A Brief History of Editorial Illustration
- VIDEO 3: Finding your niche: Topics of interest (4:29)
- Task 3: Finding Your Niche
- Sketchbook Page Examples
- Resource 3: Glossary of Terms
- VIDEO 4: Discovering Your Visual Language: Aesthetic Application (5:43)
- Task 4: Visual Taste Venn diagram
- VIDEO 5: Finding Your Influences: Research & Inspiration (4:07)
- Task 5: Visual Reference Mood Board
- VIDEO 6: Artistic Materials: Different Mediums & Techniques (7:57)
- Task 6: Spot Illustration
- Resource 4: Materials & Techniques
- Spot Illustration Examples
- VIDEO 9: Understanding The Brief & Speculative Artworks (14:21)
- Task 11: Choose Your Text
- Resource 6: Essential Information & Commissioning Process
- Resource 7: Publications
- VIDEO 10: Commissioning Process & Initial Ideas (7:54)
- Task 12: Initial Ideas & Thumbnail Sketches
- Resource 8: Thumbnail Sketches
- Development Of An Artwork: The New York Times
- Guest Illustrator Interview: Rosanna Tasker (33:10)
- VIDEO 11: Perspective & Composition (7:34)
- Task 13: Drawing With Perspective & Composition
- Resource 9: Perspective & Composition
- VIDEO 12: How To Draw People (7:11)
- Task 14: Drawing Faces & Figures
- Resource 10: Faces & People
- Development Of An Artwork: Marie Claire
- Guest Illustrator Interview: Dave Bain (34:05)
- Development Of An Artwork: CNN
- VIDEO 13: Development & Refinement (5:47)
- Task 15: Refining Your Sketches
- VIDEO 14: Creating A Final Artwork: Feedback & Amendments (5:39)
- Task 16: Creating Your Final Artwork
- Article: Additional Tips & Pointers
- Bibliography & Extra Resources
- 1-1 Tutorials, Feedback & Testimonials
INCLUSIVITY BURSARY 2022
Five bursaries are awarded each year for aspiring creatives hoping to pursue a career in art and design. The primary aim is to assist students who face financial difficulties and who come from backgrounds that are under represented in the arts such as black, asian, minority, ethnic, lQBQ+ as well as those with a disability.
Please send a CV, and covering letter detailing your motivation, as well as a link to your online portfolio or attachments of artworks for consideration to [email protected] before September 1st 2022 to apply for a free place on the course.