Experimental Techniques through Children’s Illustration
Brainstorming and Mindmapping
A course by Kayla Stark , Illustrator
About the video: Brainstorming and Mindmapping
Overview
“To get going, think of a “visual” or something you would like to illustrate. It can be as simple as one word or a short phrase. It just needs to be something that interests you. What excites you and makes your drawing hand twitch in anticipation? You will build around that for this project. (ex. a beautiful, old, Italian building; a tiger hiding among trees; a friendly dragon; a crowd of people going about their day). There are many ways you can pull out initial ideas: words in a hat, lists, and doodles timed free drawing, targeted questions. Now let’s make a mindmap. Start with your prompt in the center, moving outward, write anything that remotely connects to it, and then words that relate to that word, continuing to roll outward. Don’t think too hard or overanalyze; that’s the next step! ”
In this video lesson Kayla Stark addresses the topic: Brainstorming and Mindmapping, 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
“Brainstorming and Mindmapping Now that you saw what materials we'll be using, in this lesson, I'll talk about brainstorming and mind mapping. This is something I do with every project, whether it's a personal project or for a client. It helps me move in a direction where I know I'll like the final result even if the project isn't something I'm particularly excited about. For this course, you are experimenting and you will have more fun experimenting if you like your idea. You will have to dig deep. Think about what you liked as a kid, what you like now. You might think, "I don't know, I don...”
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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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