Children's Picturebooks with Digital Techniques

Materials and software

A course by Guilherme Karsten , Writer and Illustrator

Writer and Illustrator. Blumenau, Brazil.
Joined July 2020
100% positive reviews (93)
1,395 students
Audio: Portuguese
Portuguese · Spanish · English · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch

About the video: Materials and software

Overview

“In this class I will present the materials I use to create the illustrations. ”

In this video lesson Guilherme Karsten addresses the topic: Materials and software, which is part of the Domestika online course: Children's Picturebooks with Digital Techniques. Discover the techniques and digital tools to create unique visual narratives by composing an illustrated album that evokes the curiosity of young readers.

Partial transcription of the video

“Materials and software Now I want to show you the tools we will use to create our artwork. A computer with Photoshop. I use Photoshop to create all my illustrations, from the beginning of storyboards to the completion of the artwork. This is Photoshop, the program I use to make all my illustrations. This is the program's interface. We can mold it however we want, we can open the specific windows for the jobs. I really like to use only layers, layers, some channels too, in addition to the history, some actions. I will explain more about my actions. And some text details, paragraph and some m...”

This transcript is automatically generated, so it may contain mistakes.


Course summary for: Children's Picturebooks with Digital Techniques

  • Level: Beginner
  • 100% positive reviews (93)
  • 1395 students
  • 4 units
  • 17 lessons (2h 4m)
  • 9 downloads
  • Category

    Illustration
  • Software

    Adobe Photoshop
  • Areas

    Children's Illustration, Drawing, Editorial Design, Narrative, Picturebook, Storyboard, Traditional illustration

Guilherme Karsten

Guilherme Karsten
A course by Guilherme Karsten

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Writer and Illustrator

Writer and illustrator Guilherme Karsten produces all his pieces digitally from start to finish. For an illustration to be compelling, he believes it must contain a creatively bold message that ignites something deep within in the reader.

He received his degree in Publicity and Advertising with a major in Graphic Design and has published five works and illustrated over thirty books for other authors. He was awarded the esteemed Golden Plaque (Slovakia) and the Golden Pinwheel (China) and is also a two-time finalist for the Jabuti Award, the most prestigious Brazilian editorial prize there is.


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Children's Picturebooks with Digital Techniques. Illustration course by Guilherme Karsten

Children's Picturebooks with Digital Techniques

A course by Guilherme Karsten
Writer and Illustrator. Blumenau, Brazil.
Joined July 2020
  • 100% positive reviews (93)
  • 1,395 students