Learning Path Quiz

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What is your area of interest (or experience)?*
- Illustration
- Graphic Design
Are you interested in earning passive income from selling stock illustrations?*
- Yes
- No, I want to only pursue editorial jobs, picture books, custom illustration jobs
Which statement best describes your goals?*
- I want to learn how to make artistic design drawings and sell those as stock graphic or make products
- I want to transition from graphic design to doing more illustration work
What is your level of experience?*
- Beginner
- Intermediate /Advanced

The Picture Books Class is the best start for advanced illustrators. You will refine your characters, learn new skills from professional picture book illustrator Denise Holmes, and self publish your first illustrated book. The Lecture lab will improve your illustration concepts.
If you are interested in earning passive income with your illustration work you can take the Foundation Class or the Trends Class. For best results take both classes and you will cover all there is to know about selling graphics. We have several professional illustrators selling stock at www.theinknest.com with very good results. Selling clip art is definitely a viable option for illustrators to make additional income.
If you are a beginner in illustration, the best is to start with our Foundation class and learn how to improve your hand drawings and create vector illustrations. Despite the fact that the class is oriented toward making commercial graphics we see great results in people who want to turn to illustration. We have plenty of resources to improve your hand drawing in Foundation. The bonus Color Workshop will help with learning how to express emotion and communicate with color. The Lecture lab will improve your illustration concepts. The Picture Book Class is a purely illustration class where you can learn how to develop your characters.
If you are a beginner in illustration, the best is to start with our Foundation class and learn how to improve your hand drawings and create vector illustrations. We have plenty of resources to improve your hand drawing in Foundation. The bonus Color Workshop will help with learning how to express emotion and communicate with color. The Trends Class will polish your graphics for sale.
The best is to start with the Foundation class to learn how to work with Adobe Illustrator and how to make design oriented graphics. The bonus Color Workshop will help with one of the most difficult stages in graphic design - choosing good colors!
If you like to do illustration work you have to first improve your hand drawings. The Foundation class is the best start because we transition from clean design drawings to hand drawn, artistic graphics. Then we recommend talking the Trends class to find your creative voice and come out of your comfort zone. The Lecture lab will improve your illustration concepts. The Picture Book Class is a purely illustration class where you can learn how to develop your characters.
You are qualified to enter the Trends class directly. You will benefit also if you take the Foundation class. Best results are seen from taking both classes - Foundation and Trend but if you go only for one of them, you still will see good results.
If you like to do illustration work you have to first improve your hand drawings. The Foundation class is the best start because we transition from clean design drawings to hand drawn, artistic graphics. Then we recommend talking the Trends class to find your creative voice and come out of your comfort zone. The Lecture lab will improve your illustration concepts. The Picture Book Class is a purely illustration class where you can learn how to develop your characters.
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The Picture Books Class is the best start for advanced illustrators. You will refine your characters, learn new skills from professional picture book illustrator Denise Holmes, and self publish your first illustrated book. The Lecture lab will improve your illustration concepts.

The best is to start with the Foundation class to learn how to work with Adobe Illustrator and how to make design oriented graphics. The bonus Color Workshop will help with one of the most difficult stages in graphic design - choosing good colors!

You are qualified to enter the Trends class directly. You will benefit also if you take the Foundation class. Best results are seen from taking both classes - Foundation and Trend but if you go only for one of them, you still will see good results.