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How to Use Visual Storytelling to Improve Your Art

Unlock creativity with Skillshare! Learn acrylic painting, AI writing, graphic design, and photography.

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About How to Use Visual Storytelling to Improve Your Art

Introduction

What is Storytelling: Overviewing

Storytelling Case Study / Examples

The Golden Keys of Storytelling

Golden Key: Character Driven Artwork

Golden Key: Point of View & Perspective

Golden Key: Proximity & Scale

Golden Key: Mind the Details

Golden Key: Pause in the "In-Between" Moments

Imagination Exercise

Conclusion & Thank You

What You Will Learn?

  • Storytelling in artwork is an invitation..
  • Creating captivating drawings and paintings - the kind that pull the audience to look closer - is something we all want as artists. When we are beginning to learn the techniques of drawing and coloring, it's easy to focus on just making the subject of our artwork look good. It's natural to concentrate on portraits, anatomy, realism, style while using all the tools we're learning. .
  • Making creative decisions in our art that result in more compelling 'visual stories' requires some thoughtful practice, and knowing some basic keys can help when sketching a composition. This tutorial is an overview of those basic 'golden keys' for understanding and improving your artwork with storytelling..
  • You'll learn about concepts of viewpoint, perspective, proximity, scale and focal points in order to create a visual narrative. It's all about taking time to consider what kind of story you want to tell, who the characters are, and how make them more intriguing for a viewer. .