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Von Glitschka

About the Author

Von is a designer, illustrator, and creative hired gun. He teaches design and illustration for fans online.

Von is principal of Glitschka Studios, a multi-disciplinary design firm in the Pacific Northwest. The studio shines as a creative hired gun for ad agencies, design firms, and in-house corporate art departments all around the world.

He's a popular speaker on the topic of design & creativity, branding and marketing and is an adjunct professor of illustrative design and author of five books.

Follow Von on Twitter at @vonster or see his work at www.glitschkastudios.com.

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Drawing Vector Graphics Laboratory
with Von Glitschka
Sometimes you need to experiment to grow as an artist. Explore new design ideas and illustration styles every Wednesday in Drawing Vector Graphics Laboratory.

2h 18m Intermediate Views: 15,188
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Foundations of Logo Design: Illustrating Logo Marks
with Von Glitschka
Take your logo designs to the next level. Learn techniques for creating vector-based logos that display beautifully in any format.

5h 6m Beginner Views: 42,633
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Up and Running with the Concepts App
with Von Glitschka
Meet Concepts, the iPad app for sketching and design. Learn how to use its Freehand and Precision drawing modes and intuitive illustration toolset.

2h 46m Beginner Views: 28,400
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Drawing Vector Graphics: Painting with Vectors
with Von Glitschka
Learn how to create custom vector brushes and paint with vectors in Adobe Illustrator. Graphic designer Von Glitschka covers transforming hand-painted brush strokes into digital brushes and compiling strokes and shapes to achieve the authentic look of paint.

4h 21m Intermediate Views: 57,576
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Adobe Draw for Illustration
with Von Glitschka
Learn how to create illustrations with Adobe Draw, the iOS and Android app for drawing, inking, and painting on the go.

2h 9m Beginner Views: 30,574
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5-Day Drawing Challenge: Drawing Inspiration
with Von Glitschka
This 5-day drawing challenge is about finding drawing inspiration with unconventional tools and techniques.

29m 36s Appropriate for all Views: 35,269
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Drawing Vector Graphics
with Von Glitschka
Join professional illustrative designer Von Glitschka as he shares his experience on how to research, sketch, build, and present vector graphics.

3h 14m Intermediate Views: 969,753
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5-Day Drawing Challenge: Diversify Your Drawing
with Von Glitschka
Take this 5-day challenge to exercise your imagination and find new tools and inspiration to diversify your art. Share your work with the hashtag #5DayDraw.

30m 25s Appropriate for all Views: 19,015
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5-Day Drawing Challenge: Communicating Through Drawing
with Von Glitschka
A 5-day drawing challenge designed for artists and nonartists who want to improve their communication skills and flex their creative muscles.

29m 18s Appropriate for all Views: 19,361
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The Monster Drawing Workshop
with Von Glitschka
Tackle your monsters—one limb at a time. This monster drawing workshop teaches those who are new to drawing how to drop their inhibitions and let creativity take over.

1h Beginner Views: 37,215
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Drawing Vector Graphics: Isometric Illustration
with Von Glitschka
Learn how to create detailed isometric views of buildings, vehicles, and even people, with Adobe Illustrator.

4h Intermediate Views: 126,624
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5-Day Drawing Challenge: Drawing Your Own Reality
with Von Glitschka
Take this 5-day challenge to exercise your imagination and draw a few alternate takes on reality. Share your work with the hashtag #5daydraw.

50m 20s Appropriate for all Views: 48,430
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5-Day Drawing Challenge: Different Ways to Draw
with Von Glitschka
Improve your drawing skills! Take a 5-day drawing challenge and experiment with different ways to draw.

46m 10s Appropriate for all Views: 45,655
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Artist at Work: Hand-Drawn Type Portrait
with Von Glitschka
Watch a professional artist at work, Von Glitschka, as he creates a type-based portrait, or "type face," of director Alfred Hitchcock.

1h 31m Intermediate Views: 31,253
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Drawing Vector Graphics: Hand Lettering
with Von Glitschka
Learn how to hand-letter type and turn your letterform drawings into pristine vector graphics and custom typography.

4h 33m Beginner Views: 129,960
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5-Day Drawing Challenge: Drawing Closer to Nature
with Von Glitschka
Exercise your drawing skills and become better at seeing and capturing the world around you with Von Glitschka's 5-day drawing challenge focused on drawing and personifying nature.

43m 57s Appropriate for all Views: 46,304
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Artist at Work: Native American Tribal Illustration
with Von Glitschka
Von Glitschka develops an illustration based on iconic Native American imagery, drawing a rough sketch and transforming it into crisp vector artwork with Adobe Illustrator.

2h 42m Intermediate Views: 28,944
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Creating and Using Textures for Design
with Von Glitschka
Learn how to collect and enhance real-world textures and integrate them into your digital designs.

4h 8m Beginner Views: 73,729
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Drawing Vector Graphics: Tribal Illustration
with Von Glitschka
Learn how to create tribal-style vector illustrations with Adobe Illustrator.

1h 35m Intermediate Views: 40,900
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21-Day Drawing Challenge
with Von Glitschka
Take 21-day journey to improve your drawing skills and incorporate drawing into your life as a daily practice.

1h 56m Beginner Views: 417,825
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Drawing Vector Graphics: Linear Line Illustration
with Von Glitschka
Learn how to create linear line illustrations using Illustrator.

2h 3m Intermediate Views: 71,150
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Drawing Vector Graphics: Patterns
with Von Glitschka
Learn how to build repeating patterns from scratch, and create patterns quickly with Illustrator's pattern tools and pattern brushes.

4h Intermediate Views: 150,922
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Artist at Work: From Sketch to Finished Vector Illustration
with Von Glitschka
Watch Von take a simple, scanned sketch and turn it into colorful, vector-based artwork with Adobe Illustrator.

1h 18m Intermediate Views: 78,009
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Drawing Vector Graphics: Color and Detail
with Von Glitschka
Add dimension, texture, and color to your designs with Adobe Illustrator, and make your illustrations more rich and unique.

5h Intermediate Views: 415,881
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The Creative Spark: Von Glitschka, Illustrative Designer
with Von Glitschka
Von Glitschka shows us how to take our brains offline to find design inspiration through sketching and exploring the world around us.

18m 5s Appropriate for all Views: 88,529
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Foundations of Logo Design
with Von Glitschka
Learn to avoid pitfalls, improve your design process, respond to demanding clients, and solve the creative problems that are involved in building a brand's identity.

2h 34m Appropriate for all Views: 1,190,991
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Insights on Illustrative Design
with Von Glitschka
Designer Von Glitschka answers a series of questions on living a creatively curious life and leveraging moments of inspiration.

31m 5s Beginner Views: 135,823

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Von Glitschka

About the Author

27 Courses

Drawing Vector Graphics Laboratory

Foundations of Logo Design: Illustrating Logo Marks

Up and Running with the Concepts App

Drawing Vector Graphics: Painting with Vectors

Adobe Draw for Illustration

5-Day Drawing Challenge: Drawing Inspiration

Drawing Vector Graphics

5-Day Drawing Challenge: Diversify Your Drawing

5-Day Drawing Challenge: Communicating Through Drawing

The Monster Drawing Workshop

Drawing Vector Graphics: Isometric Illustration

5-Day Drawing Challenge: Drawing Your Own Reality

5-Day Drawing Challenge: Different Ways to Draw

Artist at Work: Hand-Drawn Type Portrait

Drawing Vector Graphics: Hand Lettering

5-Day Drawing Challenge: Drawing Closer to Nature

Artist at Work: Native American Tribal Illustration

Creating and Using Textures for Design

Drawing Vector Graphics: Tribal Illustration

21-Day Drawing Challenge

Drawing Vector Graphics: Linear Line Illustration

Drawing Vector Graphics: Patterns

Artist at Work: From Sketch to Finished Vector Illustration

Drawing Vector Graphics: Color and Detail

The Creative Spark: Von Glitschka, Illustrative Designer

Foundations of Logo Design

Insights on Illustrative Design

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