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Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Learn about the process of creating repeating patterns from scratch, as well as using the Pattern tool in Illustrator.
Patterns have been a part of cultures around the globe for centuries and play a major role in many aspects of our lives. From fashion to branding, interior design to signage, patterns blanket and beautify our world. As a result, designers are often asked to create them, but it can be a confusing process. In this course, Von Glitschka...
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Von Glitschka shows us how to take our brains offline to find design inspiration through sketching and exploring the world around us.
Von Glitschka creates visual identities, characters, and logos for high-profile ad agencies and companies around the world. But he still believes in the power of taking the brain offline—stepping away from the computer and using "analog" methods to solve design challenges. For Von, this means drawing. It's free,...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Learn how to successfully rebrand a business. Follow along with this hands-on rebranding project that covers brand auditing, identity and logo redesign, marketing, and more.
Rebranding can help a company rebuild a reputation or go in a new direction. For designers, rebranding projects present a challenge, since the business has a history and a visual identity that the public already recognizes. The solution lies in a systematic approach: auditing...
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Join professional designer and illustrator Von Glitschka as he shares his experience on how to research, draw, refine, build, and present vector graphics.
Join designer and illustrator Von Glitschka as he deconstructs the creative process to teach you how to develop and create precise vector graphics. Von provides a systematic methodology to help you improve your research and ideation skills. He showcases how drawing (analog) improves digital creation...
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
This 5-day drawing challenge is about finding drawing inspiration with unconventional tools and techniques.
Von Glitschka is back with another 5-day drawing challenge. In this installment, he provides some drawing inspiration. These challenges ask you to put away your normal drawing tools and draw outside your comfort zone. For example, day one involves white pigment on dark paper, while day four is about drawing with shapes—and without lines....
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Learn how to create custom vector brushes and paint in Adobe Illustrator. Transform hand-painted brush strokes into digital brushes and compile strokes to create the look of paint.
The precise, clean, and crisp shapes of digital designs work in many cases, but it is also possible to achieve a more organic aesthetic. Adobe Illustrator offers native digital brushes you can customize or expand to include your own imported, hand-painted brush strokes....
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Improve your drawing skills! Take a 5-day drawing challenge and experiment with different ways to draw.
Drawing is for everyone. It just takes practice! Exercise your drawing skills and become better at seeing and capturing the world around you with Von Glitschka's 5-day drawing challenges. This installment asks you to consider different ways of drawing: from thinking "renewably" to getting surrealistic. Von will assign a drawing challenge for each...
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Watch a professional artist at work, Von Glitschka, as he creates a type-based portrait, or "type face," of director Alfred Hitchcock.
Watch a professional artist at work, Von Glitschka, as he creates a type-based portrait, or "type face," of director Alfred Hitchcock. The process combines analog and digital tools to draw the letterforms from scratch and build and colorize the artwork in its final vector form. Along the way, Von examines reference...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Learn how to work more efficiently with Adobe Illustrator.
If you work in graphic design, you’ve probably used Adobe Illustrator, one of the world’s most popular design tools. But are you working as smart as you can in Illustrator? Join Von Glitschka in this course as he demonstrates how to efficiently use Adobe Illustrator to maximize your creative output. He covers preference settings, organizing and structuring project folders, file naming...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Discover the fundamentals of design and strategic branding. Find design methods that meet the needs of your business.
Businesses need good design. Good design helps you sell your product. But how do you know what’s best for your business? How do you build a design that speaks to the needs of your audience? In this course, instructor Von Glitschka leads you through a survey of design fundamentals, showcasing different kinds of design methods in...
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Tackle your monsters—one limb at a time. This monster drawing workshop teaches those who are new to drawing how to drop their inhibitions and let creativity take over.
Monsters, like our imaginations, follow no rules. They can have eight legs or five eyes, horns or wings. This monster drawing workshop, hosted by illustrator and Lynda.com fan favorite Von Glitschka, is designed to help new artists drop their inhibitions around drawing and let their...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Add depth, texture, and color to your designs with Adobe Illustrator, and make your illustrations more visually effective.
A sketch is a great starting place, but lighting, color, and detail are what take your illustrations to the next level. In this course, Von Glitschka shows you how to use lighting effects, colors, and a great variety of detailing methods to your designs with Adobe Illustrator. Along the way, Von reveals his insights on the creative...
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Take 21-day journey to improve your drawing skills and incorporate drawing into your life as a daily practice.
Drawing and creativity are critical parts of human communication and personal expression, and are essential for success in every profession. Drawing is especially valuable because it improves hand-eye coordination, as well as your understanding of form and shape. It also lets you quickly communicate ideas that may be difficult to put into...
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Learn how to protect yourself from copyright infringement. Explore what needs to be copyrighted, how to register one, and how to properly respond to infringement.
Many creative people are familiar with the frustrating experience of discovering that their work is being used online without their permission. But not all of the artists whose work is being copied and resold know how to properly manage the situation. In this course, Von Glitschka dives...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Build your design skills using different types of vector brushes on projects in Adobe Illustrator.
Looking to take your design skills to the next level, but not sure what to focus on next? Unlock the secret tool of Adobe Illustrator and expand your creativity with the vector brush. In this course, instructor Von Glitschka shows you how to use vector brushes to enhance image quality, create repeating patterns, add calligraphic lettering, and customize...
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Take this 5-day challenge to exercise your imagination and draw a few alternate takes on reality. Share your work with the hashtag #5daydraw.
Drawing is for everyone. It just takes practice! Exercise your drawing skills and become better at seeing and capturing the world around you with Von Glitschka's 5-day drawing challenges. This installment asks you draw a few alternate takes on reality: the contents of someone else's mind, an animal/activity...
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Learn how to create detailed isometric views of buildings, vehicles, and even people, with Adobe Illustrator.
Isometric illustrations offer a unique view, perfect for technical illustrations, city scenes, and retro-inspired design. What they lack in perspective, they make up for in clarity, and have been used to diagram complex information for centuries. In this course, illustrator Von Glitschka shows how to create detailed isometric views of buildings,...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Take your logo designs to the next level. Learn techniques for creating vector-based logos that display beautifully in any format.
What makes a great logo? Certainly, a great concept is incredibly important. But just as important is the execution. If your artwork is executed poorly, it won’t matter how good the idea is. This course with designer and illustrator Von Glitschka is all about craftsmanship of artwork—the minutiae of building logo...
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Need to create on command? Learn a methodical approach for generating design ideas, from rough concept to polished product, that allows for spontaneity along the way.
What happens when creatives have to perform under pressure? There is no universal way to find inspiration, yet designers still need to deliver. In this course, join Von Glitchka as he shares a methodical approach for generating design ideas, from rough concept to polished product, that...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Learn how to hand-letter type and turn your letterform drawings into pristine vector graphics and custom typography.
Typography and lettering are distinct yet intimately interwoven art forms. While typography relies on established fonts, lettering relies on the hand of an artist. However, since hand lettering, like typography, is usually destined for print or the web, it's critical for illustrators to be able to transform their letterform drawings...
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