Magical Realism for Children’s Illustration
From Big Areas to Small Details 3
A course by Juanita Londoño Gaviria , Children’s Book and Editorial Illustrator
Joined October 2019
Joined October 2019
About the video: From Big Areas to Small Details 3
Overview
“I'll show you my painting process, look at my use of brushes, and how I achieve the effects I've been telling you about.”
In this video lesson Juanita Londoño Gaviria addresses the topic: From Big Areas to Small Details 3, 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
“From Big Areas to Small Details Now it's time to start working on the island under the sea creatures and this a most important part for two reasons. These are the main characters along with the girl and also some of the bigger elements of the illustration. I wanna make sure that they are represented the way I want them to be. Like I said before, I want them to feel more like ghosts or spirits. That is why I'm gonna keep them in this color and I'm gonna add details by adding another layer, maybe with Clipping Mask or by itself, but with a color mode so that it has an effect on the layer and ...”
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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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