Magical Realism for Children’s Illustration

Overview

“Drawing requires the observation of the world. In this lesson, I will share my influences and references from the world of illustration and other art disciplines. From color master Mary Blair to Magical Realism Colombian writer Gabriel García Marquez, through the enchanting mix of elements achieved by illustrator and designer John Alcorn. In addition to the work of great concept artist Paul Felix who created magical environments and the soft, sweet, and full of emotion illustrations of Gyo Fujikawa.”

In this video lesson Juanita Londoño Gaviria addresses the topic: Influences, 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

“Influences As an artist, you'll grow and evolve as you practice, but also as you find different inspirations. Observation of the world is key, but it's also interesting to see how others see the world and how they project it into their art. In this lesson, I'll talk to you about my influences. Let's begin. MARY BLAIR One of the first influences that came to my mind was Mary Blair. Her work is mainly recognized for her visual development for Disney, one of the most important films being "Alice in Wonderland". Throughout her pieces, there is a very interesting play with saturation, and that i...”

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Course summary for: Magical Realism for Children’s Illustration

• Level: Beginner
• 99% positive reviews (82)
• 2629 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