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Illustrating Creatures
Illustrating Creatures
What you’ll learn
- Utilizing animal references for authentic creature designs
- Studying the anatomy and behavior of real animals
- Creating dynamic images and visual storytelling
- Making a natural composition with a clear focal point
- Selecting appealing colors
- Improving your rendering process, covering light, shadow, and polish
Bring Fantastical Beasts to Life ✨
Ready to create the mythical creatures of your dreams? In this course, Mooncolony artist and renowned creature design expert Milica Čeliković (@milicraft.psd) demonstrates how she creates dazzling illustrations from start to finish. This is a unique insight into the process of a senior professional at the top of her game.
Use Nature as a Springboard
How do you make the mythical look real? As a creature design specialist, Milica knows how to use the forms of real animals to her advantage. See how she brings her dragon designs to life, with the help of reptile and bird studies – and a handy hedgehog skeleton!
Get the Skills Our Industry Looks For
Milica has made creature artwork for iconic card and video games such as Hearthstone, Lorcana, and Minion Masters. Her creature illustration course is designed to help you enhance your portfolio and take your art to a professional level. It’s time to invest in yourself, master key industry skills – and land that dream job 🌠
Your next adventure awaits. Are you in?
Requirements
- Drawing tablet and stylus
- Painting software of your choice, such as Photoshop, Procreate or Clip Studio Paint
- Basic understanding of your chosen software
- Solid drawing skills, with a basic understanding of art fundamentals
- A desire to learn!
Lessons and details
Chapter 1
Chapter 1
Discover how Milica designs plausible fantasy creatures, using real animals as inspiration.
Chapter 1
See how and why Milica gathers photo references of animals to help inform her artwork.
Chapter 1
Watch Milica paint a study of an iguana’s head, explaining how she exaggerates its features.
Chapter 1
See how Milica trains her hand and eye with quick sketches before embarking on her full illustration.
Chapter 1
Get Milica’s tips for planning a dynamic, natural-looking illustration with a strong focal point.
Chapter 1
Understand the difference between concept art and illustration, and get insights into Milica’s working process.
Chapter 1
Watch Milica create her illustration of a two-headed wyvern, explaining her decision-making process.
Chapter 1
The full, uninterrupted speed painting of Milica’s wyvern illustration.
Meet your mentor
Milica Čeliković (@milicraft.psd) is a Senior Concept Artist and a creature illustration specialist. Milica grew up surrounded by nature in rural Serbia, and has always been drawn to creating fantastical animals. Today, Milica has a significant online following under the name Milicraft, and is well-known for her whimsical creature art—particularly her dragons! Having worked on game franchises including Hearthstone, Keyforge, and Minion Masters, Milica is now dedicated to sharing her skills with aspiring artists.
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