Magical Realism for Children’s Illustration

Magical Realism for Children’s Illustration

“That brings us to the end of this Domestika course. I hope I taught you everything you wanted to know and that you learned enough, so you can continue to express yourself through Magical Realism and the world of digital illustration. I want to thank you for deciding to enroll in my course, it means a lot that you decided to learn from me. What we discussed through the course was a little about me and my influences, and then what I know about Magical Realism and how I implement it in my illustrations.

Finally, I showed you the digital tools I use and my process for creating: thumbnailing, sketching, defining values, making a color draft, and finally working on the details, light, and color. Then I showed you how to share your illustrations and how you can create your own illustrated book. With this, we have given closure to the course. I can't wait to see your results! I want you to go ahead and make your own interpretations of Magical Realism. There are different ways to apply it as we all see the world in different ways. You can choose Isabel Allende, or the themes I abstracted from her story, but I would love to be surprised with your references and how you transform them making them different and personal. It can be very special for you to show us your own way. Show us your illustrating and storytelling abilities. If you have any doubts, I'll be available to answer them in the Domestika forums. I really hope you enjoyed taking this course, and everything in the process of making your own magical illustration, see you soon :)”

Partial transcription of the video

“Final Project That brings us to the end of this course. I hope I taught you wanted to know and that you learned enough to continue to express yourself through the world of magical realism and digital illustration. Thank you for choosing to enroll in my course, it means a lot that you decided to learn from me. To create my illustration, I've used Procreate on my iPad, but you can use any digital software to develop yours. Choose any author and abstract an idea from their stories, but I want you to go ahead and make your own interpretation of magical realism. There are many ways you can apply...”

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Course summary for: Magical Realism for Children’s Illustration

• Level: Beginner
• 99% positive reviews (81)
• 2601 students
• 4 units
• 19 lessons (4h 7m)
• 9 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Software

  Adobe Photoshop, Procreate

• Areas

  Character Design, Children's Illustration, Digital Illustration, Editorial Illustration, Traditional illustration