Magical Realism for Children’s Illustration
Value and Tone 2
A course by Juanita Londoño Gaviria , Children’s Book and Editorial Illustrator
Joined October 2019
Joined October 2019
About the video: Value and Tone 2
Overview
“I'll go on painting the values. This part of the process is fundamental because values are what adds contrast, dimension, and form. Value is widely considered to be one of the most important variables to the success of a painting, even more so than your selection of color (hue).”
In this video lesson Juanita Londoño Gaviria addresses the topic: Value and Tone 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
“Value and Tone I might lighten the fishermen a little bit slightly, and I might even do it considering some light from the sun. if it's coming from here, then I'm gonna create a light structure, that first helps me got the eye, and makes sense in lighting. I might even add a small sun. I also was thinking about adding an actual island that can also serve as a balance with this. I'm gonna make something here. I'm gonna make an actual island. I'm gonna work on a new layer and use my layer tools to add to what I have, and not eliminate all the processes that I already created. You want to make...”
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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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