Illustration for Children's Book Covers

Overview

“I will tell you about the path that I have traveled to become a professional illustrator. I also want to show you some of the books that I have illustrated. ”

In this video lesson Manuela Montoya Escobar addresses the topic: Presentation, which is part of the Domestika online course: Illustration for Children's Book Covers . Create a fantasy universe with mixed techniques by developing your own cover, from the initial brief and character design to the final digital edit.

Partial transcription of the video

“Introduction Hi and welcome to my course. I’m Manu Montoya. I’m an illustrator and I’ll tell you a bit about myself. I’ve always loved to draw. You could say I started and haven't stopped drawing since I learned to hold a pencil. I love the natural world, animals, plants, so I would stop to observe them and put them on paper. I spent hours drawing. Later, when I went to high school, I also drew during class. Luckily, I still managed to graduate. Because of the drawing abilities I’d developed, I started looking for a career where I could apply them to a commercial setting to get a good job. ...”

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Course summary for: Illustration for Children's Book Covers

• Level: Beginner
• 98% positive reviews (127)
• 2876 students
• 4 units
• 16 lessons (3h 14m)
• 6 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Software

  Adobe Photoshop, Procreate

• Areas

  Children's Illustration, Drawing, Editorial Illustration, Painting, Picturebook, Sketching, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting