Children’s Illustration: Create Decorative Letters
The final touch
A course by Julia Christians , Illustrator
About the video: The final touch
Overview
“Our illustration is almost complete: Let's give it the finishing touches!”
In this video lesson Julia Christians addresses the topic: The final touch, 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
“The final touch Now I add final details, retouch the edges of the letters and, having a magical forest, make the elements shine. When I'm done with all of this, I'll add a final layer of texture. Textures that are suitable for this are old paper, concrete or metal. You can find these textures for free on the Internet, by searching for it with the keyword Free Textures. You can also do this yourself, by photographing structures such as concrete or metal, or painted paper with watercolors, coffee or tea and then scan them in. The texture is the final step. But now let's start by drawing the d...”
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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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