Illustration Mentorship | Santiago Parra

Enhance your art skills with Santiago Parra. Learn to select suitable learning materials, achieve consistency in your work, and build a regular painting routine for steady improvement.

1. Reference
2. Get Consistent
3. Painting Habits

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In this module, Santiago Parra will teach you how to create eye-catching thumbnails. You will explore composition, storytelling, and mood to make your thumbnails pop and engage viewers. Santiago Parra will walk you through generating ideas and analysis to build a strong concept for your thumbnail.

Learn how to use flow and structure for a compelling visual story. By the end of this module, You will have the skills to create thumbnails that express your ideas and captivate your audience.

1. Compositions
2. Shape Refinement
3. Simplification
4. Finalizing

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Explore the world of storytelling through your illustrations with guidance from Santiago Parra. You will focus on how to brainstorm ideas, draw inspiration from experiences, and create illustrations that convey relatable and engaging narratives. Your mentor will provide insights to help you become skilled at crafting artworks with story in mind.

1. Idea Generation
2. Borrowing Ideas
3. Storytelling
4. Refining the Brief

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Learn the essentials of impactful composition in illustration. Find out how to convey Mood, color harmony, balanced values and colors, and optimize lighting setups under Santiago Parra’s guidance.

1. Establish Mood
2. color Harmony
3. Values
4. Color
5. Lighting

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Delve into the art of rendering, lighting, value, and color. Join Santiago Parra in discovering how to utilize these elements to craft compelling and authentic illustrations by incorporating photo and art references, mastering material properties, expanding your visual library, and achieving precision in detail placement.

1. Reference Integration
2. Material Properties
3. Visual Library
4. Strategic Detailing

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Get a grasp of the workflow involved in producing an illustration, starting from the initial concept to the finished piece. Santiago Parra will share valuable insights and techniques, including selecting useful tools, optimizing layer efficiency, and implementing changes in your workflow.

1. Useful Tools
2. Layer Efficiency
3. Learn How to Fix Mistakes

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Learn the crucial steps in the last stages of creating an illustration, including post-processing, putting on the finishing touches, seeking feedback, and knowing when to consider your artwork complete. Your mentor will share practical advice for achieving professional-quality results that anyone can understand and apply.

1. Post Process
2. Last Iterations
3. Feedback
4. Completion

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Learn how to structure your project so that you seamlessly fit into modern art environments in larger studios. Some aspects of a professional artist are leser known, such as naming conventions, color spaces, file sharing, and delivery.
Your mentor will help you understand what it takes to deliver on time.

1. Problem Solving
2. Client Requirements
3. Reference Management
4. Layer Structure
5. Naming Conventions

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How to get hired for a studio or dream project can be intimidating. There are several mindsets to adopt when approaching work as a professional artist.

*This module serves as a bonus and will be conducted by Christopher Schiefer (CEO) to improve your current work routine. This module will only be held upon your initiative response after completing all months.

1. Company Hierarchies
2. Email Outreach
3. Outsourcing

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Exposure can be beneficial to help attract clients and improve your international attention.

*This module will be conducted by the internal team based on the level of polish at the end of your mentorship.

1. Interviews
2. Power of Editors
3. Understanding Feature Articles

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Learn how to structure your portfolio to maximize the impression of your efforts.
LinkedIn and a proper presentation of your personal and professional work can help you stand out.

*This module will be conducted by the internal team after finishing all scheduled mentorship months with Santiago Parra.

1. Understanding Client Needs
2. Naming Conventions
3. File Delivery
4. Structural Mindset

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