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A course by Melanie Chadwick, Illustrator
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Learn how to illustrate food by mixing digital and analog techniques to make your creations richer and tastier
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- 97%positive reviews (231)
- 5177 students
- Audio: English
- English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Italian, Polish, Dutch
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Learn how to illustrate food by mixing digital and analog techniques to make your creations richer and tastier
A course by Melanie Chadwick
You eat with your eyes first and nowhere is that more evident than in Melanie Chadwick’s illustrations. Melanie’s a British illustrator who specializes in food and maps, both of which she brings to life through the playful use of color and lines. Her clients include Cornish Seasalt, Foodimentary, Ferment Magazine, American Airlines, and Virgin Atlantic, among others.
In this course, learn how to create an illustrated food recipe using a mix of analog and digital techniques. Discover ways to create textures with ink and paint, use hand lettering to give your illustration personality, draw your shapes to life, and finally use Adobe illustrator to color and combine all your artwork to create a freshly illustrated recipe.
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What will you learn in this online course?
19 lessons& 15 downloads
Cook Recipe
8 minutes, 29 seconds
Sketching 1
18 minutes, 46 seconds
Ink Drawing
10 minutes, 11 seconds
Creating textures
17 minutes, 30 seconds
Scanning Textures and Ink Drawings
16 minutes, 35 seconds
Combining Texture and Colour
13 minutes, 36 seconds
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- 97% positive reviews (231)
- 5177 students
- 19 lessons (3h 4m)
- 15 additional resources (6 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: English
- English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Italian, Polish, Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Create your own illustrated recipe by combining analog and digital techniques.
Projects by course students
- By zaipabon
- By banannaestudio
- By danielafriedenthal
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Who is this online course for?
Anyone who wants to experiment, students looking to add original work to their portfolio, professionals looking for new ways to combine analog techniques with their digital process using Adobe Illustrator, and those who want to further explore the software.
Requirements and materials
You’ll need basic Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop skills.
As for materials, you’ll need black ink, acrylic paint, a range of brushes and items to create textures with, tracing paper, drawing paper, a sketchbook, pencils, and pens. For the digital side, you’ll need a computer, a scanner, and the aforementioned software.
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5177Students
231Reviews
97%Positive ratings
jamnanp
14.03.2024 at 17:31
I like this course although I'm not finished it yet. I am learning a lot and will create many good drawings>
lleeann
02.03.2024 at 04:14
I really enjoyed this course. It was fun and playful, and very informative. Learned some new techniques that I'm excited to try out.
bengen
06.02.2024 at 11:37
Ottimo corso. Interessante, con molti spunti utili
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marioneta_sandoval
02.02.2024 at 11:55
Me gusta mucho la tecnica que utiliza, muy recomendable.
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ann.maclachlan
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14.01.2024 at 09:16
I am loving this course. I'm not finished yet but can't wait to create a poster for my kitchen!
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Melanie Chadwick is a freelance illustrator and designer currently based in Cornwall, UK. She specializes in map and food illustration and enjoys mixing analog and digital techniques in her work.
She has worked with numerous clients across a range of projects including book illustration, food packaging, restaurant menus, magazine editorials, branding projects, maps, greeting cards, postcards, and more. Her clients include Cornish Seasalt, Foodimentary, Ferment Magazine, American Airlines, and Virgin Atlantic, among others.
Content
U1
Introduction
Introduction
Influences
What Will We Do in This Course?
U2
Get Cooking!
Cook Recipe
Infographic Language
Sketching 1
Sketching 2
Sketching 3
U3
Getting Inky
Ink Drawing
Creating textures
Hand Lettering
Scanning Textures and Ink Drawings
U4
Illustration Creation
Live Tracing
Colour Palette
Combining Texture and Colour
Final Composition
U5
Share Your Food Illustration Recipe
Print It
Share It
Illustrate More Food
FP
Final project
Illustrated Recipes: Making Delicious Art
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Category
- Illustration
Areas
- Digital Illustration
- Digital Painting
- Drawing
- Infographics
- Ink Illustration
- Naturalistic Illustration
- Sketchbook
- Traditional illustration
- Vector Illustration
