Magical Realism for Children’s Illustration
About Me
A course by Juanita Londoño Gaviria , Children’s Book and Editorial Illustrator
Joined October 2019
Joined October 2019
About the video: About Me
Overview
“In this video, l will share a bit about my experience and the process that has led me to where I am now as a professional illustrator. This is just the beginning of the story. ”
In this video lesson Juanita Londoño Gaviria addresses the topic: About Me , which is part of the Domestika online course: Magical Realism for Children’s Illustration. Learn how to illustrate a magical scene for a children’s book by exploring colors and textures with Procreate or Photoshop.
Partial transcription of the video
“About Me I'm Juanita Londoño, a children's book and editorial illustrator from Medellín, Colombia. I studied Fashion Design at university. Midway in my career, I realized that what I loved about fashion wasn't clothing per se, but the figurines and the patterns and drawings on clothes. I decided to take a course on illustration, and this moved me to finish my career abroad and study Animation Concept Art at Vancouver Film School. At Vancouver Film School, I learned all the tools I needed to know to construct a digital illustration, like value, composition and color. I also understood everyt...”
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Course summary for: Magical Realism for Children’s Illustration
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop, Procreate -
Areas
Character Design, Children's Illustration, Digital Illustration, Editorial Illustration, Traditional illustration
Juanita Londoño Gaviria
A course by Juanita Londoño Gaviria
Juanita is a children’s book, editorial and commercial illustrator from Medellín, Colombia. She began her academic career studying fashion design at Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, but after realizing her passion was in illustration, she went on to study animation concept art at the Vancouver Film School. The heart of her work is centered on children’s books, which have inspired her creativity since she was a young girl.
Her work has been recognized internationally, and she has worked with clients such as Target, American Greetings, Harper Collins, Simon & Schuster, Quarto, and Maaji. She is currently represented by Advocate Art Agency, which has allowed her to take part in a variety of unique projects like illustrating the children’s books Health Heroes and The King and the Pearl.
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