Wildlife Illustration for Children's Books

About Me

A course by Dieter Braun , Illustrator and Author

99% positive reviews (223)

4,809 students

Audio: English

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About the video: About Me

Overview

“In this lesson, I will introduce myself and tell you about my beginnings as a drawing kid, my education as a communication designer, and how I became a professional illustrator and children's book author. ”

In this video lesson Dieter Braun addresses the topic: About Me, which is part of the Domestika online course: Wildlife Illustration for Children's Books. Create playful illustrations of animals and wildlife by exploring vectors, textures, and gradients in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.

Partial transcription of the video

“About Me Hi, everyone. Welcome to my course. My name is Dieter Braun. I'm a professional illustrator and a children's book author. In this lesson I'll tell you about myself. The artistic impulse has always been in me. I can't remember a time in my life when I was not drawing or building anything. As a child, my favorite drawing objects were, of course, animals. I didn't know at this time that one day I would be a professional animal artist. At school, I was always drawing animals or little characters into my Latin books, for example, and I wasn't a very good student. For me, the most import...”

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Course summary for: Wildlife Illustration for Children's Books

Level: Beginner
99% positive reviews (223)
4809 students
4 units
21 lessons (3h 42m)
2 downloads

Category
Illustration
Software
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
Areas
Children's Illustration, Digital Illustration, Vector Illustration

Dieter Braun

A course by Dieter Braun

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Illustrator and Author

From an early age, Dieter Braun has always had a passion for illustration. He studied Communication Design at the Folkwangschule in Essen. Following his university years, he explored a range of artistic mediums ranging from painting to photography.

Dieter’s main inspiration is wildlife. He has written and illustrated several children’s books on the subject, including Wild Animals of the South, Wild Animals of the North, and Oceans of the World. He has also worked with clients like H&M and WWF. His work has been featured in publications like Time Magazine, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Cosmopolitan, Newsweek, Elle, and Glamour.