Illustration Techniques for Children’s Books
Drawing materials and sketchbooks
A course by Estelí Meza , Illustrator
About the video: Drawing materials and sketchbooks
Overview
“One of the parts that I like the most about my work is the search and experimentation of materials and tools for drawing. In this lesson I will show you the materials we are going to work with. From drawing materials, you will need: • mechanical pencil or pencil • eraser • sharpener • box cutter • cutting board • colored cardstock • tracing paper sheets • letter-size white sheets • brushes • jar • rag • white glue • acetate sheets • adhesive tape • a sketchbook (will accompany you throughout the course)”
In this video lesson Estelí Meza addresses the topic: Drawing materials and sketchbooks, 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 2 Drawing materials and sketchbook Now I will introduce you to the materials that we will use. They are the basic materials. We will need a pen or pencil. I prefer the pen because it is a much finer line. Also rubber. You can use whatever, but the pencil one works very well for the details. Cutter or scissors. For me the cutter is a much more precise tool. We will also need brushes. I recommend that you get some medium and others thicker. Medium can be for fine strokes and the thickness for funds or much larger spaces. Resistol. Sharpener. The cutter can work as a pencil sharpener for ...”
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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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