Fantasy Illustrations for Children
Influences
A course by Julie Benbassat , Illustrator
About the video: Influences
Overview
“I want to share with you some of the people who have inspired and have continued to inspire my illustration career. ”
In this video lesson Julie Benbassat addresses the topic: Influences , which is part of the Domestika online course: Fantasy Illustrations for Children. Learn to create mythical compositions inspired by the world around you through a combination of digital and traditional techniques.
Partial transcription of the video
“Influences In this lesson, I'll talk about people who've inspired me and continue to influence my artistic career. The first person I'll talk about is Leonardo da Vinci. He's a bit famous, but I'll tell you why I like him. I like da Vinci because he's a very good technician, but also a genuinely curious person. People think that to be an artist you only need to know how to draw but often you have to keep drawing, practicing, and love what you're doing. As Leonardo was quite curious, he did several sketches. Some of them are incredible. From a tank, before tanks were a thing, to flying devic...”
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Course summary for: Fantasy Illustrations for Children
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Children's Illustration, Digital Drawing, Drawing, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting
Julie Benbassat
A course by Julie Benbassat
Julie Benbassat is an illustrator and self-confessed avid doodler who specializes in creating illustrations for editorial and publishing clients. She has been drawing since she was old enough to hold a pencil and, after being encouraged by her art teacher to pursue a career in illustration, eventually went on to study for a BFA in the art form at the Rhode Island School of Design. There, she discovered the storytelling properties of illustration which are integral to her work today.
Julie combines traditional and digital illustration methods to create captivating artwork for clients including The New York Times, NPR, PLANSPONSOR, BOOM! Studios and Cartoon Network.
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