Lesson 1

Enough about me. Let’s get to work. Beginner illustrators pick up your electronic pens, this is your first lesson.

1. Time is money. Exhibit A is an example of my style years ago. Stupid.


2006 © Bob Eckstein

2. Today my style is efficient and time saving. Notice that I render everyone’s face with a black dot. Pure and simple.



2006 © Bob Eckstein

3. Here I add emotion by making my protagonist pushing something. Whatever issue you are illustrating just have the figure push it, preferably left to right. Notice I don’t even have time to change the background colors.

That’s a lot for one day. More tomorrow.