Experimental Techniques through Children’s Illustration
About Me
A course by Kayla Stark , Illustrator
About the video: About Me
Overview
“In this first lesson, I'll talk a bit about where I’m from, how I came to be interested in illustration, and my path to becoming a freelance illustrator. ”
In this video lesson Kayla Stark addresses the topic: About Me, which is part of the Domestika online course: Experimental Techniques through Children’s Illustration. Find your artistic style by exploring various combinations of materials, mediums, and techniques to create special illustrations for children.
Partial transcription of the video
“About Me Hi, I'm Kayla Stark. I'm a children's book illustrator. That feels cool to say because ever since I was a little, I wanted to be an illustrator. I won a Draw a Dog contest at my local library when I was little. Since then, I've drawn better dogs than that one. I grew up in a small town on a farm. It's not even a town, it's a village. We're at village status. I'm an only child so I spent most of my time drawing, playing by myself, and making up stories. Being an only child, it was lonely. I loved going to school, interacting with other kids, and finding out what makes me, me. After ...”
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Course summary for: Experimental Techniques through Children’s Illustration
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Category
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Areas
Digital Illustration, Narrative, Storyboard, Traditional illustration
Kayla Stark
A course by Kayla Stark
Kayla Stark is an illustrator from Tennessee, USA, who has been in love with drawing for as long as she can remember. She believes in using your own individual perspective on the world and using it to create illustrations with a unique perspective. She studied Graphic Design at university and worked in a number of graphic design roles after graduating before pursuing her first love: illustration.
Since becoming a full-time freelance illustrator, working both digitally and traditionally across projects. Kayla has illustrated several books, including an interactive board book she wrote, Friends at the Firehouse, and her work has appeared in magazines and on posters. As well as this, Kayla sells her art prints online. Inspired by fellow illustrators, graphic designers and other creatives in her area, Kayla co-founded a working studio The Warren in Nashville, home to workshops, gallery shows, and other community events.
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