Illustration Techniques for Children’s Books
Influences
A course by Estelí Meza , Illustrator
About the video: Influences
Overview
“In this lesson I will tell you about my influences, five artists that I deeply admire and I will tell you about how they have influenced my work. Some are current and some are from the last century, but they are still extremely important.”
In this video lesson Estelí Meza addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Illustration Techniques for Children’s Books. Learn the process of telling a story through a sequence of illustrations.
Partial transcription of the video
“Unit 1 Influences I have a lot of influences. I think it is very important to see new artists and illustrators. Let's see them. The first is Henri Rousseau, a French painter. It is a great influence for me because in his work there are always plants and animals. The things I enjoy drawing the most are plants and animals, and I have a great influence on him in this regard. The first painting I saw of him was "The Dream" and I was very impressed by the strength of the jungle and how green wraps everything in different shades. There, in the middle of the painting, there is an armchair with a w...”
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Course summary for: Illustration Techniques for Children’s Books
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Character Design, Children's Illustration, Digital Illustration, Drawing, Narrative, Paper Craft, Traditional illustration
Estelí Meza
A course by Estelí Meza
Estelí Meza is a Mexican illustrator specialized in children’s books, who also works with magazines and creates book covers for imprints in Mexico, Spain, the United States, and the United Arab Emirates.
Since 2007 she has dedicated 100% of her professional life to illustration. She is the author of three illustrated books: Lino Felino, Angustia, and El Príncipe Valiente tiene miedo. Her main clients include editorials such as Scholastic, Anaya, Fondo de Cultura Económica, Kalimat, Penguin Random House, among others, and she has worked with other clients such as Google.
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