Creating Characters for Children's Stories with Procreate
Presentation
A course by Jimena S. Sarquiz , Illustrator
About the video: Presentation
Overview
“Hello! My name is Jimena, but many know me as Monitos Bonitos. I grew up in a family where drawing was the hobby par excellence. I never thought I would dedicate myself to illustration, but sometimes doing what makes you happy is the most sensible decision.”
In this video lesson Jimena S. Sarquiz addresses the topic: Presentation, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creating Characters for Children's Stories with Procreate. Learn how to tell stories and convey emotions through children's illustration with your iPad.
Partial transcription of the video
“PRESENTATION Hello, my name is Jimena Sánchez Sarquiz, although some of you may know me better like Cute Monkeys. I have dedicated myself to illustration, mainly editorial illustration for children's and youth publications for about 15 years. I grew up in a family of artists. In my family people like to draw, read, write. I had a childhood where picture books were not lacking and there were always art supplies available, there was always someone to borrow white sheets and colored pencils from. I have had a fascination with drawing since I was a child and everything that is related. Since I ...”
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Course summary for: Creating Characters for Children's Stories with Procreate
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Procreate -
Areas
Character Design, Children's Illustration, Digital Drawing, Digital Illustration, Traditional illustration

Jimena S. Sarquiz
A course by Jimena S. Sarquiz
Jimena S. Sarquiz is a freelance illustrator specializing in the illustration of books for children and young people. During her career, she has had the opportunity to illustrate books for different publishers in Mexico, the United States, and Europe, as well as different magazines from Editorial Televisa (Mexico). In 2010, she illustrated her first children's book. Since then, she has illustrated ten more, mostly for publishers in Mexico.
Jimena is an active participant in comic events and design fairs, where she sells her illustrations. Her work can be found on social media under the name Monitos Bonitos.
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