Illustrated Children's Stories: Characters and Settings
Thinking about human characters
A course by Giovana Medeiros , Illustrator
About the video: Thinking about human characters
Overview
“Here we will start to make studies of human characters joining the research of references with our way of representing people.”
In this video lesson Giovana Medeiros addresses the topic: Thinking about human characters, which is part of the Domestika online course: Illustrated Children's Stories: Characters and Settings. Learn how to adapt the illustration of a classic story, from sketch to digital finish.
Partial transcription of the video
“Thinking about human characters Today we will make the first sketches of human characters. I start by looking at my research, initial doodles, my thumbnails and the ideas I have to pass on to the characters. With the information in the text, our research and the scribbles, we have some ideas of what our character might look like. Before, let's consult our mood board and the images we saved from our research. Now I like to consult to find out how our character was designed. It is interesting to think about how we can do something quite different. We have some examples of Thumbnail like this ...”
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Course summary for: Illustrated Children's Stories: Characters and Settings
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Category
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Areas
Character Design, Children's Illustration, Digital Illustration, Drawing, Narrative, Picturebook, Traditional illustration
Giovana Medeiros
A course by Giovana Medeiros
Graduated in Illustration from the BCFE School in Dublin, Brazilian illustrator Giovana Medeiros combines digital and manual techniques with gouache, watercolor, and collage. Her work is inspired by children's stories and fantasy, everyday scenes, nature, and fashion.
Throughout her career, her work has been seen in magazines, advertising campaigns, games, and as prints. However, the publishing world has always felt most at home. Some of Giovana’s clients include Chronicle Books, Harper & Collins, Cottage Press, Zara, FTD, Itaú, My Taxi, Oxford University Press, Auzou Editions, Hallmark, Usborne, Charlesbridge, and Bloomsbury.
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