Kawaii Illustration: Create Charming Characters
Materials
A course by Ilaria Ranauro , Illustrator
About the video: Materials
Overview
“Let's go through all the materials and utensils I use on a daily basis to help me with my illustration process.”
In this video lesson Ilaria Ranauro addresses the topic: Materials, which is part of the Domestika online course: Kawaii Illustration: Create Charming Characters. Design joyful illustrations inspired by Japanese kawaii and turn them into stickers by combining digital and analog techniques.
Partial transcription of the video
“Materials Even though I'm a digital artist, I like using paper and pencils because I like the feeling. It's also a great excuse to purchase arts and craft supplies all the time. I also like to try out new sketchbooks. Right now, I'm sketching on an Arteza sketchbook, and it's huge but it's perfect for me because I like to sketch on an A4 page because this way I have more room for my sketches and illustrations, but usually my favorite one is the Leuchtturm1917 sketchbook. I'll suggest you to try a soft cover one because it's convenient to carry it wherever you go, because it's not too heavy....”
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Course summary for: Kawaii Illustration: Create Charming Characters
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop, Procreate -
Areas
Character Design, Manga, Traditional illustration
Ilaria Ranauro
A course by Ilaria Ranauro
Berlin-based illustrator Ilaria Ranauro has loved painting and drawing since she was a child. She would spend her afternoons illustrating characters from magazines and mangas and later went on to study Graphic Design professionally. She worked as a graphic designer in Rome and Berlin for eleven years whilst continuing to draw characters in her spare time. She eventually set up her own brand of homemade toys and completed a master’s degree in toy design in Milan. In 2017, Ilaria turned her childhood love of illustration into a career, opening an Etsy shop where she sells stickers, washi tapes, prints, and other accessories.
Alongside her online shop, Ilaria works as a children’s book illustrator for clients around the world including Penguin Random House Mexico.
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