Visual Storytelling
Bringing a story to life in a visual medium requires more than technical skill, as an artist must develop their designs to best serve the narrative and the director’s vision. This six-part series of workshops, led by legendary artist and designer Iain McCaig, explores the art of shaping stories through images.
McCaig’s acclaimed lessons, celebrated by artists worldwide for over 20 years, are complemented by supplemental workshops from professional concept artists who expand on his approach. Together, these workshops guide artists in developing characters, worlds, and moments where story drives every decision. From the initial spark of an idea to fully realized designs, this learning path equips artists with the tools to transform narrative into compelling visual storytelling.
CREATIVITY: Story & Character Development
What exactly is Creativity? Where do people get creative ideas from, and how do they develop them? What’s more: How do you manage tostay creative once you have an idea? On the other hand, what happens when you lose creative inspiration completely or it simply refuses to show up?
Iain McCaig
Photoshop
CREATIVITY: Creature & World Design
Iain continues the discussion of how to be creative and develop your own creativity with a look at Creature and World Design. This second volume details the design of not one but two creatures: Pyg’s robot wife creation, and a mysterious alien from outer space...
Iain McCaig
Photoshop
Visual Storytelling with Iain McCaig Vol.1
Stories can be written with pictures as well as with words. Veteran storyteller and concept artist Iain McCaig takes you on a journey through the process of creating a story visually – from story beats and story gates, to story drawings and the art of dreaming images on paper...
Iain McCaig
Visual Storytelling with Iain McCaig Vol.2
In the second title of this series, veteran storyteller and concept artist Iain McCaig shows you how to create an unforgettable leading character, infusing your design with the power of visual storytelling in order to give it life...
Iain McCaig
Photoshop
Visual Storytelling with Iain McCaig Vol.3
Creating memorable icons of Good and Evil is the pillar of all Storytelling. In the third title of this series, veteran storyteller and concept artist Iain McCaig shows you how to generate unlimited ideas for good and evil characters...
Iain McCaig
Photoshop
Visual Storytelling with Iain McCaig Vol.4
In this fourth title in the series, veteran storyteller and concept artist Iain McCaig shows you how to build alternate worlds, costumes, and human characters by passing the real world through the looking-glass of the land of story...
Iain McCaig
Photoshop
Creating Cinematic Compositions for Production
Art Director and Visual Development Artist, Francesco Guarini, details the art of visual storytelling for production and shares how to create successful cinematic compositions. He walks through the theory behind great shots in cinema and discusses the importance of lighting, including its effect on an audience...
Francesco Guarini
Photoshop
The Art of Visual Storytelling
Boost your creativity with this detailed workshop that deconstructs the DNA of a successful image. You’ll learn the essential techniques that professional artists use to tell compelling stories through their artwork...
Ronan Le Fur
3ds Max
After Effects
Photoshop
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