Illustrated Animal Characters for Storybooks
Composition of the Scene 1
A course by Kevin Waldron , Illustrator and Children’s Book Author
Joined December 2019
Joined December 2019
About the video: Composition of the Scene 1
Overview
“In this lesson, we will decide on the strongest background sketch to develop. We will think about the reasons for this choice. I will show you my sketches & how I progress them for use as the final artwork. ”
In this video lesson Kevin Waldron addresses the topic: Composition of the Scene 1, 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
“Composition of the scene Okay, now it's time to make our final composition for our picture. We're gonna take elements that were successful, that looked promising in our notebook, and sketch them out so that we can have a really good layout for our watercolour later. In my sketchbook here, earlier I mentioned I drew this green armchair that would look really nice against the cat. It'll be the focus of my picture. Then include some of the elements I drew earlier, like the clock and so. This is the difficult part, I suppose. The rest is fun and playing about. This is like mechanical drawing al...”
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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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