Digital Illustration
You’re creative and artistic, drawing on any spare piece of paper.
Working in an office doesn’t fill you up. Is there something you can do that plays to your strengths — and lets you make money?
You’re accomplished at creating art on paper or canvas.
Maybe you even have clients. But when they want a change, or you make a mistake, can you do it without starting from scratch?
You’re a web designer, and you’ve got the perfect images in your head
— but you don’t always find them online. How can you customize your websites so they’re unique and pull off the vision you want?
Is design calling your name?
We’ve taught dozens of students, and we’d love to turn you into a pro digital illustrator, too.
Here’s how we do it:
Support is a huge element of our students’ success.
We’re always there to answer questions, even after the course is over. We’re also invested in continuing education so you keep learning, and even help our grads find jobs!
We give you options for learning.
Classes are available online and via USB, so you can learn in the way that works best for you. Oh, and both options include bonus resources, swipe files, and fonts + images for you to use.
We don’t let you slack off (but in a nice way).
We want our students to gain everything they can from this course. We keep you on track with our accountability system, using biweekly Zoom calls, and check in by email and phone.
Let’s get the details
Start date: You can start this course throughout the year
Format: Online or via USB/downloads
Time investment per week: 8-10 hours
Length of course: 7 months
Tzippy Yundef
Tzippy has over 11 years of experience designing videos and animations for private clients and organizations worldwide.
An Adobe-certified instructor, she’s been teaching the skills needed to excel in video and animation for over 9 years. She has contributed her knowledge to many seminary career programs such as Seminar Bnot Elisheva, Seminar HaYashan, Seminar Weizman, Darchei Rac
Esti Saposh
Esti has been drawing for as long as she can remember. Always known as the class artist and resident notes doodler, she started her formal art training in high school. She then attended Image, a prominent 2 year digital illustration program which combined theory and technical skills.
Esti‘s work is featured in Mishpacha, Circle Magazine and Artscroll, among others. And she’ll teach you the exact techniques she uses to achieve impressive results!
hel, Maalot and Seminar HaChadash and Siyur Mochot Institute.
Now she’s collaborating with The Bold Edge so our students can learn how to create videos and animation from the expert in the field.
Average beginning rate:
$25-$40/hour, freelance
Sample project rates:
$175-$225: Book covers
$70-$120- One comic strip
$140- Magazine cover
$120-$220- per Book illustrations
$50-$80- Simple magazine illustrations
$85-$115- Product design
Typical positions include:
Freelance: take on your own clients.
In-house: handle all the illustration needs of one company
Collaborate: join forces with a writer or graphic designer
Agency: work with the creative team at a marketing agency
course content
the levels
Part 1: Manga/Clip Studio
- Learn how to use the illustration tablet properly
- Get essential knowledge of Manga, the premier software created just for Illustrators
- Get expert tips on proper usage of tools such as the toolbox, layers, brushes, paint, text and more
Part 2: Theory
- Perspective
- Color
- Light
- Shading
What you’ll learn
Part 1: Manga/Clip Studio
- Using a grid
- Drawing hair
- Decorations and Patterns
Part 2: Theory
- Head proportions and positions
- The parts of the face (Multisensory approach with comprehensive workbook, mini videos and exercises)
- Facial expressions
- Drawing for ages
- Skeleton
- Body and movement
What you’ll learn
Part 1: Manga/Clip Studio
- Storyboards
- Comic panels
- Speech bubbles
- Correction layer
Part 2: Theory
- Character development
- Storyboards
- Comics
- Book illustration
- Portraits
- Illustration styles
- Illustration mediums
Part 3: Bonus real client project walkthroughs
- Comic Strip
- Book Illustration
- Character development
Part 4: Business of Digital Illustration
- Portfolio development (both pdf and online)
- Client management
- Pricing and invoicing
- Contracts
Part 5: Photoshop for Digital Illustrators
- Using a tablet with Photoshop
- The interface
- Layers
- Brushes
- Basic text
- Selections
- The complete illustration process with guest lecturer Yocheved Nadell
Part 6: Guest Workshops
- The various ways to monetize illustration with Menachem Weinreb: Creative Director at Mishpacha Magazine
- Essential tips for working with book designers with Shanie Cooper: Book Designer at Menucha Publishers, Flashlight Media and more
What you get during the course
Support and Feedback
8 months of phone/email support + feedback on projects
USB and online access
Learn from the comfort of your home with your preferred method
2 yrs rewatch access
Rewatch and review as often as you like within this time
Flexibility + accountability
Our proven system to help you stay on track
Bonus Over-the-shoulder tutorials
Watch how Esti Saposh takes you through her process from client brief to project completion.
Professional portfolio creation
Your impressive projects converted into a digital and online portfolio
Plus the forever perks long after graduation
Quality job leads
We support you on your journey from training to setting up a career
Live Design Power classes
Stay current on trends with exclusive classes
Student Slack community
Connect and gain from like-minded design enthusiasts from all over the world
Power Your Edge podcast
Get early access to interviews with frum industry experts
You’re ready to work as a pro illustrator!
Want to become an illustrator?
If you’re willing to put in the work to make it happen, we can’t wait to teach you.
Total investment for Digital Illustration:
$2499
+100 USB option
Includes
- 37 modules
- 200+ lesson videos
- 7 months support from illustration pros
- 13 real-life projects completed during the course PLUS 3 advanced portfolio projects
- Everything you need to be a successful illustrator, including business of illustration
Bonus: Learn from the pros
bonus 1
expert workshops
Hear from industry experts.
Each expert is carefully chosen to give you valuable knowledge that will help you stand out when you enter the field.
Enjoy unlimited access to all past workshops as well!
Creative director @ Mishpacha
Menachem Weinreb
Book designer
Shanie Cooper
Illustrating in Photoshop
Yocheved Nadel
bonus 2
design power series
Enjoy unlimited access to monthly/bimonthly classes, just for our students and alumnae.
You’ll stay current on the latest design trends and gain valuable marketing and business tips from experts in their field plus our in-house instructors and mentors.
Here are some of our past guest experts (you’ll get access to their class recordings):