Magical Realism for Children’s Illustration
Digital Tools
A course by Juanita Londoño Gaviria, Children’s Book and Editorial Illustrator
Joined October 2019
Joined October 2019
About the video: Digital Tools
Overview
“I'm going to cover some of the basics. I will share with you the tools I use in Procreate, so you can follow your process regardless of the digital painting software you plan to use. ”
In this video lesson Juanita Londoño Gaviria addresses the topic: Digital Tools, 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
“In this lesson, I'm going to show you the tools you will need to create a digital illustration. I went from using Photoshop on a Wacom to Procreate in an iPad and the transition was very simple because Procreate includes all the tools you need to create a digital painting. You can find many of these tools in other painting apps or softwares like Sketchbook Pro, Clip paint. or Fresco. First, i'm going to show you how to work your way around the canvas. What you can do is zoom out or zoom in by pinching the screen with two fingers. You can also rotate it by doing the same thing and moving you...”
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Course summary for: Magical Realism for Children’s Illustration
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Category
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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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Recommended software & tools for this course
Adobe Photoshop
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