Children's Illustration for Posters

Course final project

A course by Luis San Vicente , Graphic Designer Specializing in Children's Illustration

Graphic Designer Specializing in Children's Illustration. Naucalpan de Juárez, Mexico.
Joined October 2020
98% positive reviews (51)
834 students
Audio: Spanish
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About the final project for: Children's Illustration for Posters

Children's Illustration for Posters

“We have reached the end of the course! I am very happy with the result, I thank you very much for accompanying me on this path traced by shape, color, textures and letters, without forgetting the fun and passion for children's illustration. You are now ready to create your own poster. I invite you to share your final project from the first point to the photograph of the poster stuck on the wall, you will realize that the effort was worth it. I share an example of how I would like to see your tour: The topic and documentation Choose the topic of your final project, choose what you are passionate about or amuse you, that is the advantage of illustrating for children. Document yourself, remember the importance of researching to conceive a better proposal with a clear concept, adequate technique and an appropriate color range that convey the message of your poster.

The sketch Sketch and illustrate the main image with the help of vectors and Photoshop digital brushes,
The header Draw the heading, choose one of the three ways that you learned during the course to draw the titles of your poster.
Poster accessories Add the informative texts according to your proposal or theme, remember to consider the spaces, respect the structure of a poster but also play with the image. In the end it is a poster for children.
The last details Do a printed color test. Check the details for readability and contrast. Prepare your file for printing and output. Finally, stick your poster on the wall and see how it looks in its natural space.
Remember that the most important thing is to enjoy every part of the process. Share your poster with me and your colleagues. With this course you already have the bases, now it depends on you how much you can exploit your creativity. Dare, you will see that it is easier than you thought! Any theme fits on your poster, have fun. Use this opportunity to convey what you like and passionate about. Remember that any questions you have you can ask in the forum. I will respond to you as quickly as possible. I already want to see what your poster looks like on the wall! I will be looking forward to appreciating it. Once again, thank you very much! See you soon, bye.”

Partial transcription of the video

“Final project We reached the end of our tour. During the journey, I showed you the creative process step by step of a children's poster under the theme of the Day of the Dead. There is no greater satisfaction than seeing your poster pasted on the wall, its natural space. I'm very happy. I am grateful that you have accompanied me along the path of the lines, of color and the lyrics, without forgetting the fun and the passion generated by children's illustration. I hope you had as much fun as I did. I chose the theme of Day of the Dead because it is very important to me that the following gen...”

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Course summary for: Children's Illustration for Posters

  • Level: Beginner
  • 98% positive reviews (51)
  • 834 students
  • 4 units
  • 15 lessons (1h 57m)
  • 6 downloads
  • Category

    Illustration
  • Software

    Adobe Photoshop
  • Areas

    Children's Illustration, Design, Drawing, Graphic Design, Poster Design, Traditional illustration

Luis San Vicente

Luis San Vicente
A course by Luis San Vicente

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Graphic Designer Specializing in Children's Illustration

Luis San Vicente is a renowned graphic designer who specializes in children's illustration. He studied graphic communication design at the UAM in Mexico and before graduating, he also started working for the illustration and design studio Tané. It was there that he discovered and fell in love with the magic of children's illustration.

He worked as Arts Director for the newspaper Reforma for almost 20 years, where he also contributed as an illustrator. He has also illustrated more than 40 books and his illustrations have appeared on posters, in magazines, and even short films, as well as being exhibited in various countries around the world including Mexico, Spain, Japan, South Korea, Cuba, France, Chile, and Columbia.


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Children's Illustration for Posters . Illustration course by Luis San Vicente

Children's Illustration for Posters

A course by Luis San Vicente
Graphic Designer Specializing in Children's Illustration. Naucalpan de Juárez, Mexico.
Joined October 2020
  • 98% positive reviews (51)
  • 834 students