Magical Realism for Children’s Illustration
Sketch 2
A course by Juanita Londoño Gaviria , Children’s Book and Editorial Illustrator
Joined October 2019
Joined October 2019
About the video: Sketch 2
Overview
“I will continue showing you how I work on my sketches. I don't usually incorporate lines in my final result but still find them important because they serve as a guide for the next stages.”
In this video lesson Juanita Londoño Gaviria addresses the topic: Sketch 2, 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
“Sketch Now I'm gonna focus on my main character. I'm gonna switch brush 'cause this one will need more detail. You might wanna look at the reference if you're not too sure how to go about drawing your elements. I'm gonna continue with the girl. I wanna make sure she looks young. As of now, it looks quite like it's a really big person, so I'm gonna adjust body and then the head. Now I'm gonna turn around and start working on the other elements. I want this to look very magical. This is the island under the sea, that other place where it lowers. I'm gonna do something similar to what I did wi...”
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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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