Wildlife Illustration for Children's Books
The Hunting Scene: Drawing the Basic Vectors
A course by Dieter Braun , Illustrator and Author
About the video: The Hunting Scene: Drawing the Basic Vectors
Overview
“In this lesson, you will see pretty much the same technique as in the previous one. We will make vector drawings of the hunting scene, including the grass, the landscape and the hiding mouse.”
In this video lesson Dieter Braun addresses the topic: The Hunting Scene: Drawing the Basic Vectors, 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
“The Hunting Scene - Drawing the Basic Vectors Now we'll see pretty much the same as in the previous lesson, but now we'll see how we do the vectors for the hunting scene. Let's jump in. I placed the sketch and I created some layers for the mouse, for the ground, for the grass, for the serval. And we have the same color palette, so let's start with the drawing. I'll start with the ground. Using the same tools you already know. There's some left over. So we use another ellipse to create the rock. This level looks good. Lock it, and now comes the magic. There's the mouse. I must confess that t...”
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Course summary for: Wildlife Illustration for Children's Books
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Children's Illustration, Digital Illustration, Vector Illustration
Dieter Braun
A course by Dieter Braun
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.
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