Level-Up Your Portfolio with our NEW Comic Illustration Self Paced Course! Limited time offer ends 31st January.

Purchase this course today to get instant access to all recorded sessions and course material previously released for our 28 Day Challenge in November 2024. Let's go!

What to Expect

You'll learn from New York Times Art Directors Katherine Lee and Sarah Williamson on how they work with illustrators and their tips for creating a stand-out portfolio inside our recorded industry talks.

Plus dive into three in-depth Illustration Masterclasses with established illustrators Bianca Beneduci Assad, Aysha Tengiz and Korean comic illustrator Hyesu Lee, as they take you through their creative process and share case studies of client work for leading publications including It's Nice That, Bon Appetit and The Washington Post.

We're also delighted to welcome illustrator Charlotte Ager on board as a co-host and mentor who joined our course for three workshops where she provides creative direction, guidance and feedback along the way as you progress through each brief.

Open to artists, illustrators and designers worldwide.

All content is recorded and no live sessions are included in the self paced challenge.

This self paced editorial comic illustration course is perfect for Illustrators like you who:

- Want a little extra support, motivation, and focus as you find your creative voice and develop your portfolio.

- Enjoy learning at your own pace and would benefit from the structure of a course and access to industry-standard briefs

- Are ready to level-up your portfolio with editorial comic illustration but feel a bit lost about how and where to start!

- Missed out on the live challenge but would love the opportunity to dive in!

What's included?

Course Fee

Our self paced comic illustration course challenge costs £149.

Purchase by midnight 31st January and grab it for just £99!

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Creative Briefs

Our self paced editorial comic illustration course gives you access to two creative briefs set by New York Times Art Directors Sarah Williamson and Kathy Lee and three Masterclasses with illustrators Aysha Tengiz, Bianca Beneduci Assad & Hyesu Lee exploring comic illustration!

Here's what you'll be working on:

- An editorial comic inspired by the theme of Wellness set by Sarah Willamson, Freelance Art Director at New York Times Well.

- An editorial comic based on the Connections word puzzle set by Kathy Lee, Senior Art Director at New York Times Games.

- Drawing Exercises set by Aysha Tengiz & Bianca Benduci Assad to flex your skills and explore various techniques to create characters, stories and find your voice as illustrators.

- A bonus brief and framework to create a 4-panel comic on a topic of your choice!

- Plus access recorded lessons on Ideation & Vignettes, Character Development & Visual Storytelling lead by Inkygoodness to empower you to illustrate personal stories through the medium of comics.

Our Art Directors will guide you through the process of illustrating editorial comics via recordings of our live feedback sessions and Q&A's to support your creative development every step of the way - from sketches to story development; working with characters and mastering colour to create your final illustrated comics for two creative briefs set by New York Times!

Masterclasses & Drawing Exercises

We're delighted to be joined by three leading illustrators for our comic illustration course, bringing their experience and expertise to deliver a masterclass guiding you through their creative process and how they work within the editorial illustration market.

Expect insight on how to approach a brief and ways to present your work to clients at each stage of a project, as they present case studies and present insight, tips, industry advice and creative strategy to level-up your portfolio - you won't find this content anywhere else!

Our illustration masterclasses will explore the creative process behind comic illustration as we unpack work for editorial publications to lift the lid on how they work, and give you advice and insight on how to craft a career in illustration.

Our speakers will also set drawing exercises to help you brain storm ideas, deepen your understanding of character design and learn the art of observational drawing and how to take inspiration from the every day to craft short stories that embrace positivity and light hearted humour.

Along the way you can dive into recorded workshops with Inkygoodness Collective mentors & hosts to get insight on how other illustrators tackled the briefs - from sketch, to story development to guide you to the finishing line!

Let's meet our speakers

Masterclass Speaker: Aysha Tengiz

Aysha Tengiz is an illustrator, designer and animator based in London. Her previous clients include The New York Times, King’s College London and The Washington Post. Her work is colourful and playful. Often combining illustration with textiles to create knitwear sold through independent shops and her online website.

Aysha presents a masterclass on Visual Storytelling for our comic illustration challenge, discussing her inspirations and influences, and a deep dive into her creative process. Expect to learn about illustration for publishing and editorial as she presents creative work for clients such as Harvard Business Review and New York Times, alongside taking a look at selected passion projects which have inspired her creativity.

Masterclass Speaker: Bianca Beneduci Assad

Bianca Beneduci Assad is an award-winning Brazilian visual artist based in London. With over a decade of experience, including a senior designer role at Buck, her work is boldly playful and rooted in concept-driven design.

Drawing from her background in animation for shows like Cartoon Network’s The Amazing World of Gumball, she now channels her focus into innovative visual storytelling through illustration and design.

Bianca presents a brand new illustration talk and masterclass on Character Design where she unpacks the secrets to crafting characters with humour, personality and humour. Bianca will also present a variety of personal and client projects, taking a deep dive into her creative process for clients including Time Out and It’s Nice That.

Masterclass Speaker: Hyesu Lee

Hyesu Lee was born and raised in Seoul, South Korea. She lived in Seoul until her mid-twenties, and went to study abroad in the UK, where her illustration journey began. She graduated from the University of Arts London with a BA (Hons) Illustration, then moved to New York City where she went on to earn an MFA from the School of Visual Arts.

Hyesu has been based in Brooklyn, New York and going about her life as an illustrator, artist, muralist, comic artist and educator ever since. She has collaborated with various clients across many platforms all over the world – creating illustrations for brands, magazines, public murals, and packaging.

Hyesu presents an illustration talk and masterclass on the joy of play, where she shares her insider knowledge, experience and creative process behind some of her most popular illustrated comics for leading magazines and publications, and the importance of crafting personal projects that spark joy!

What else do I need to know?

The most important thing to know about this 28-Day Challenge is that this is going to stretch you - and that by committing the time you'll leave with a THREE editorial comic illustrations for your portfolio.

Use this Challenge to complete your first (or next) illustrated comic a little bit faster and with more focus and purpose than doing it alone on your own.

Grab instant access to our 28 Day Challenge right now and learn how to apply your illustration skills to attract editorial commissions in future.

Access creative briefs set by leading art directors at New York Times - and understand how they commission illustrators; alongside levelling-up your portfolio by applying their valuable feedback and critique along the way via recorded videos and resources.

We can promise you will get so much out of taking this self paced course!

Share your work with Inkygoodness!

We would love to see your ideas, creative development and final comics for our self paced challenge! Post your work on Instagram and add @inkygoodnesscollective as a collaborator with the hashtag #InkyComicChallenge and we will choose a selection to reshare & showcase throughout January to get more eyes on your work. Yay!

We can't wait to see what you create :)

Please note: Artists taking our self paced challenge will not be included in our official online showcase or printed zine - this was only offered to artists enrolled on our live challenge in November.

Hey! I'm Lisa Hassell, founder of Inkygoodness. I've been working as a creative coach for over 15 years, and I'm passionate about supporting artists and creative businesses thrive in the creative industry. I've been delivering courses and programmes for artists and illustrators since 2021 and to date I have helped hundereds of artists around the globe find their voice, hone their craft and launch their freelance careers.

Together with our co-hosts Inkygoodness run regular live challenges, self paced courses and our annual flagship programme Make Your Mark Bootcamp to bring our combined experience, insight and expertise to guide you, lend support and give you an extra boost of motivation to develop your illustration practice.

Supported by Inkygoodness Collective, our global online membership.

On successful completion of our Self Paced Comic Illustration Course you will:

- Be clear on where to begin when taking on a creative brief.

- Have a greater understanding of how to craft comics and what the opportunities are for this medium as a freelance illustrator.

- Understand how to create compelling characters without feeling like you’re totally winging it!

- Be confident in your creative skills and ability to tell stories

- Come away with THREE incredible illustrated comics for your portfolio.

- Feel an unrivalled sense of achievement for completing the challenge!

Grab instant access to our 28 Day Challenge today and start your journey to master the art of illustrating editorial comics!

Enrol now and get instant access to our all course content