Coloso – Monochrome Illustration Techniques: Lines, Planes, and Perspective

Basic~Advanced | Total 21 videos, 24Hours 17Minutes | Korean | English, Traditional Chinese [Auto], Spanish [Auto] | Class materials included

• I’ll share my signature techniques, from using perspective to create a sense of space to methods for adding depth to lines and planes. Let’s now shift our focus entirely to lines and planes, the core elements of drawing. Renowned illustrator Sungmoo Heo will dive deep into the art of black-and-white illustrations, covering everything from achieving a hand-drawn aesthetic in line art to creating a compelling sense of three-dimensionality on paper. Through a series of class exercises and materials, you’ll develop a strong foundation in essential skills for adding depth to your drawings, including line art, shading, and perspective. Delve into the aesthetics of lines, gaining practical tips for crafting diverse and captivating compositions.
• Adjust the Depth of Lines and Planes with Refined Intensity Adjustment: Learn the intricate technique for black-and-white drawings, the basis of all artworks, and discover ways to create depth beyond the restriction of color. Work with various line weights, overlapping lines, black and white planes, and so on to experience firsthand the process of breathing new life into your illustration.
• Figure Drawing Skills for Creative Composition and Bold Perspective: Explore the keys to perspective and geometrization so you can create dynamic compositions that suit specific settings. Sungmoo Heo will share his tips for practicing a range of poses in everyday life, making the difficult concept of composition easier than ever.
• Take Your Skills and Illustrations to the Next Level: An effective use of shading and textures makes a black-and-white illustration look powerful and impressive instead of incomplete. Follow a real-world workflow while working on various exercises in which you’ll practice pen pressure adjustment and copying other works, allowing you to improve your skills quickly and effectively

• Basic Line Art Skills for a Solid Monochromatic Look
  • High-quality line art plays a crucial role in creating illustrations that appear to be hand-drawn. Master various line art techniques that involve weight, overlapping lines, and brushstrokes so you can adjust the amount of contrast in an illustration without using color.
  • Learn effective ways to create contrast using intensity adjustments, lines, and black-and-white colors. You will practice how to interpret a reference in black and white while taking into account lighting, texture, and contrast, thereby improving your artistic sense and understanding of 3D shapes.
  • Learn how to draw basic elements like stairs, tiles, and cylinders in one-, two-, and three-point perspectives. You will repeatedly practice perspective drawing by placing geometrized characters at various angles in a space.
  • Look at character poses from three different views and apply forced perspective to learn how to adjust the intensity of an image’s composition. This will allow you to go beyond a flat illustration and freely create the composition you want.
  • Learn what to consider when drawing multiple characters on the same screen, as well as how to rescale them by adjusting the camera angle to depict multiple elements simultaneously.
  • Learn how to turn your ideas into drawings by taking into account form, composition, and persuasiveness. This stage involves studying the entire process of creating a full illustration at your own pace so that you can draw unique works on your own.