Fantasy Illustrations for Children
Shading and Paper Textures 2
A course by Julie Benbassat , Illustrator
About the video: Shading and Paper Textures 2
Overview
“I will continue talking about applying shading, layer masks, and paper textures to give the piece some grit. ”
In this video lesson Julie Benbassat addresses the topic: Shading and Paper Textures 2, 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
“Shading and Paper Textures Who's next? Let's do... the moths. We'll do it by their groups. Let's see. For the shadows here on the tree, more brownish shadows in general. Go with that there in the far packs, so they're not as crucial. Now I'm going to check something. What would it look like if I made the main... human character’s hair blue? Just testing it out. I like that. It looks more like black hair. Yes, that's nice. Let's leave it there. Then let's do the AC Crabs. They’re going to be quick. Probably just going to color them a dark purple. Other purple. Great, lastly we have the tape ...”
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Course summary for: Fantasy Illustrations for Children
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Procreate -
Areas
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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