Illustrated Animal Characters for Storybooks
Character Design: Adding Color 2
A course by Kevin Waldron , Illustrator and Children’s Book Author
Joined December 2019
Joined December 2019
About the video: Character Design: Adding Color 2
Overview
“Let's keep coloring out characters.”
In this video lesson Kevin Waldron addresses the topic: Character Design: Adding Color 2, which is part of the Domestika online course: Illustrated Animal Characters for Storybooks. Explore your daydreams and tell a story that makes children smile with watercolor animal characters.
Partial transcription of the video
“Character design Adding color Now I'll add some colour to the cat using the same process that we used for the pigeon. I'm gonna use the sketches from earlier in this notebook, as reference on the side for body shape and something to look at. Like I said, if you wanted to use photographic references again or anything, that's up to you. I mean, looking at this cat here right now I can't resist giving him big, yellow eyes and I'm surely gonna be looking for a nice furry contrast in his ginger stripe on his big round body. Like I said before, no pressure. Just take it easy and have fun and expe...”
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Course summary for: Illustrated Animal Characters for Storybooks
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Category
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Areas
Children's Illustration, Drawing, Painting, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting
Kevin Waldron
A course by Kevin Waldron
Kevin Waldron is a NYC-based illustrator and author who is dedicated to creating original illustrations for storybooks, animations, and other visual media. He grew up and studied in Dublin before moving to London to complete a Master’s degree at Kingston University.
His first book, Mr. Peek & the Misunderstanding at the Zoo, won the first ever Opera Prima award at the Bologna Book Fair and was recently made into an animated TV series. He has worked with several editorials including Hansol, Saatchi & Saatchi, Templar Publishing, and Penguin Books. His latest work includes t-shirt designs, temporary tattoos, and several storybooks, including a cookbook for dogs and a book that helps detect eye problems in young children.
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