WHIMSICAL ILLUSTRATION

a jlbCREATIVE workshop...

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G'day friends,

Welcome to the jlbCREATIVE "WHIMSICAL ILLUSTRATION" online workshop!

This extensive course takes you through the cumulative wealth of tips/tricks and techniques I have learned throughout my years of illustrative play. Not only do we look at the foundation principles of drawing our whimsical creations, we also look at creative processes and exercises to stimulate the imagination. Each lesson is broken down into manageable steps for a streamlined learning process.

The chronological format of this course ensures that, as you progress, you are using and building on the skills acquired from the lessons before.

Not only will you create fabulous illustrations along the way (with mini-lessons in urban sketching and fashion illustration), the course will wrap up all of your new knowledge into a neat package of 3, guided, journal spread tutorials.

This course is the answer to one of the questions I get asked the most - "how do you do that?"... Well, here's how!

Take a look at the Course Curriculum below to get a better look at the myriad of lessons on offer.




Your Instructor


James Burke
James Burke

G'day friends, my name is James and I'm an Australian Professional Dancer turned Mixed Media Artist!

JameslukeburkeCREATIVE started as a passion project after a career-changing car accident, and quickly became my new dream. I aim to nurture the inherent creativity in others with encouraging, empowering, educational and accessible content, tutorials and products. I strive to share the joy of artistic expression and witness the pure happiness that comes from feeling completely creatively fulfilled.

Catch me in one of our LIVE Workshop experiences, or find a nice study-at-your-own-pace course - I'd love to share my passion for Art Journaling with you!


Course Curriculum


  Face Mapping
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  Quick Exercise - Faces in Places
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  Feature Focus
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  Quick Exercise - Simplifying
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  Mini Lesson - Expressions
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  Quick Exercise - Doodle Squad
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  Quick Exercise - Rendering Hair
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  The Body Beautiful
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  Quick Exercise - Plumb Line Mermaids
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  Mini Lesson - Shadow Mapping
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  Mixing Your Mediums
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  Quick Exercise - Mixed Media Mingle
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  Mini Lesson - Building Blocks
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  Proportions + Placement
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  Quick Exercise - Eat Me!
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  Team with the Theme
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  Quick Exercise - On a Loop
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  Mini Lesson - Fashion Illustration
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  Strip it all Back
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  A Refreshing Review
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  Journal Spread Tutorial - Frida's Musings
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  Journal Spread Tutorial - Walking on a Sprite-rope
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  Journal Spread Tutorial.- Thieves of the Night
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  Farewell
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  Course Completion Certificate
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Frequently Asked Questions


When does the course start and finish?
The course starts now and never ends! It is a completely self-paced online course - you decide when you start and when you finish. All course materials (including video tutorials) are downloadable, so you can work offline and store it for safe-keeping.
Can I work on the course offline?
Yes! I have made all the PDF downloads and video tutorials downloadable - just save them to your computer and you can work offline, anywhere, anytime.
What do I need for the course?
A good internet connection is viable for smooth playback of video tutorials, and there is a supplies list (with quick shopping links) featuring suggestions of journals/papers/art supplies for the course.

Get started now!