Children’s Illustration: Create Decorative Letters
Illustrate a whole word
A course by Julia Christians , Illustrator
About the video: Illustrate a whole word
Overview
“In this lesson I'm going to explain how I created my second project, called "Greta". While some steps are the same as the first project, I'll explain what I did differently and how I exported the individual letters individually.”
In this video lesson Julia Christians addresses the topic: Illustrate a whole word, 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
“Illustrate a whole word This is my second project. It has the format 40 x 60, but I made it double the size in Photoshop. This has the advantage that the illustration appears sharper and I have the opportunity print out the individual letters separately at the end. When I had finished creating the document, I imported my sketch and gathered my favorite compositions from this sketch and arranged on the document. I made sure that the elements in the letters are not repeated and have exchanged the sketches for so long until the letters went well together. As in my first project, I then made th...”
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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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