Children's Picturebooks with Digital Techniques
texture creation
A course by Guilherme Karsten , Writer and Illustrator
About the video: texture creation
Overview
“In this class I will show you how to create and apply textures to my drawings. ”
In this video lesson Guilherme Karsten addresses the topic: texture creation, 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
“texture creation I use some manual textures to compose my illustrations. This mix of digital art with organic textures creates a very interesting aesthetic. I'm going to show you how I apply this to my illustrations. Here I will show that in addition to the illustrations made in Photoshop, I use some manual textures and apply in some details of the illustration. I think this makes an interesting noise. Creates an almost organic dirt. You can see it in the scene from my book "Hitchhiking" that this road is made of pencil texture. This hero's clothing is also made of pencils. This character t...”
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Course summary for: Children's Picturebooks with Digital Techniques
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Children's Illustration, Drawing, Editorial Design, Narrative, Picturebook, Storyboard, Traditional illustration

Guilherme Karsten
A course by Guilherme Karsten
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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