Children’s Illustration: Create Decorative Letters
Influences
A course by Julia Christians , Illustrator
About the video: Influences
Overview
“In this lesson I will share with you the things and experiences that have influenced me as an artist.”
In this video lesson Julia Christians addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Children’s Illustration: Create Decorative Letters. Learn how to combine typography and illustration to create a playful composition for children with analog and digital techniques.
Partial transcription of the video
“Influences In this lesson I'll tell you about my influences. At school I became interested in comics and manga. I brought a few of these for you too. This is TANK GIRL from 1990. What I particularly liked about this comic was the strong female protagonist. It was exciting to see that not only men can be the main characters and women aren't just there to wear pretty clothes. Another example: During this time I also read a lot of manga. For example, this is RECORD OF LODOSS WAR. What particularly fascinated me about mangas is the long narrative thread and that the story spans several volumes....”
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Course summary for: Children’s Illustration: Create Decorative Letters
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Category
Calligraphy & Typography, Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop, Procreate -
Areas
Children's Illustration, Digital Illustration, Lettering, Narrative
Julia Christians
A course by Julia Christians
Since she was a child, Julia Christians has been a creative type interested in stand-alone comics, typography, and fanzines. She later went on to create her own website to showcase her digital illustrations. After completing her studies, she started work as a freelance graphic and web designer, and although her art became nothing more than a hobby, she never stopped dreaming of becoming a children's illustrator. With the help of some online courses, she managed to develop her personal style and put together a portfolio, which she presented at the Frankfurt Book Fair where she landed her first commission.
Julia's style can be described as fun, cheerful, entertaining, and full of personality. Her main sources of inspiration come from illustration, graphic design, typography, and interior design. She currently has a packed schedule and is represented by two different agencies, one German and the other international.
Julia has collaborated with publishers both within Germany and throughout the rest of the world including Oxford University Press, Nosy Crow, Verlagsgruppe Oetinger, Random House, Carlsen, Porsche, Rowohlt, HarperCollins, Magellan, and Coppenrath.
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