Composition and Storytelling Course – Sayuui

Are you having trouble composing drawings with multiple characters? Do you have a hard time making characters interact in illustration? This short course will teach you how to create scenes in illustration!

Have you noticed how no most tutorials just teach you how to draw characters in a void? I have, too. Drawing scenes is needed for commissions, animation, comics, and some artists targeting the gaming industry. In this course, I bring great examples from illustration masters in the game and anime industry to show how you can do that yourself.

“I don’t have 40 hours to watch a masterclass.”

I hear you. Big courses are often overwhelming.

Built for ADHD & Anxiety: I’ve edited this into 16 “Micro-Lessons.” No fluff. Just high-impact, relevant, and condensed information that gives your brain a dopamine hit of “I can do this!” every 10 minutes.

Your Pace, Your Rules

It’s pre-recorded. Binge it in a weekend or watch one lesson a day while you drink your coffee.

What exactly am I getting?

By the end of these 16 lessons, you’ll have a toolkit to:

• Lead the Eye: Control exactly where your viewer looks first.
• Handle Crowds: Make 3+ characters interact without the drawing looking “messy.”
• Problem Solve: Take a client’s vague prompt and turn it into a professional-grade layout.
• Practice: Includes specific exercises.

What does this course teach me?

Have you ever wondered if the way you’re composing your artwork is the best possible? This 16-class course will get you on the right track when composing artwork and teach you how to tell stories in illustrations with multiple characters in a scene.

What You’ll Learn In Composition and Storytelling Course

• What is composition – why composing on paper might be more difficult than on digital
• Monotony x variety – never make 2 intervals the same
• Convey speed, activity, boredom, and interest through composition
• Dividing the boundaries of a drawing with the horizon line
• Composition types – rule of thirds, golden ratio, and triangular composition
• How to compose a scene
• Thinking of full and empty in illustration
• Thumbnail sketching
• Exercise: steal good composition
• Combining approaches
• The importance of having foreground, midground, and background in illustration
• Exercise: multiplying ideas
• Cinema terminology – camera angles and shot types
• Introduction to character interactions – types and examples
• Avoid these loopholes – characters looking outside the canvas may drive your eyes outside the drawing. Composition is not always about what you decide to add, but about what you decide to exclude.
• The importance of reference in composition – wrapping up

Who is it for? 

Animators, traditional and digital illustrators, mangakas, ADHD- and anxiety-friendly — for people who can’t watch long classes. If your style isn’t anime, this was also made for you!

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