I've been doing cover illustrations for years, working on many projects for The New Yorker, Time Magazine, and BusinessWeek to name a few. All of these projects have one thing in common: identifying your metaphor, and visually running with it.

My illustrations require a thoughtful concepting process that helps me find that appropriate metaphor. This metaphor is the meat and potatoes of editorial illustration. In this class, you'll get a glimpse of my process: from concepting your metaphor and it's symbolism, to developing your sketch, to finally completing your illustration. This is the process I go through for commissioned editorial illustrations as well as fine art creation.

What You'll Learn

• Your Idea. We'll explore the current political scene and relevant stories in the media to research and explore metaphors and symbolism.
• Concepting. We'll concept your chosen issue and brainstorm around its visual representation.
• Sketching. We'll sketch out various ideas for your metaphor to come to life.
• Illustrating. We'll work with a variety of color mediums to illustrate your piece.
• Finalizing. We will put finishing touches on your coloring, and we'll touch on professionalizing your approach

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