Illustration and Design of Children's Books

Characters

A course by Carlos Higuera , Designer, Illustrator, and Art Director

98% positive reviews (350)

6,045 students

Audio: Spanish

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About the video: Characters

Overview

“Now that we have our history, it's time to start drawing. In this lesson we will start with the design of characters.”

In this video lesson Carlos Higuera addresses the topic: Characters, which is part of the Domestika online course: Illustration and Design of Children's Books. Learn professional techniques to create and edit your own ABC books.

Partial transcription of the video

“In this lesson we will talk About character design. As I commented in the presentation I use the iPad to sketch now from a while ago because it is a tool very powerful that allows me to experience with digital tools and resources in one place, but for now only I will use as a sketching tool. In this case I will use in the iPad an application called Procreate, to sketch but you can do it in their houses with pencil and paper or if they are using other digital tools like Photoshop or illustrator. Let's draw. Well after having turned a thousand laps to my story, I have decided that the charact...”

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Course summary for: Illustration and Design of Children's Books

Level: Beginner
98% positive reviews (350)
6045 students
5 units
14 lessons (1h 36m)
5 downloads

Category
Illustration
Software
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
Areas
Children's Illustration, Digital Illustration, Editorial Design, Narrative, Vector Illustration

Carlos Higuera

A course by Carlos Higuera

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Designer, Illustrator, and Art Director

Carlos Higuera is a graphic designer and illustrator. He studied children's illustration and creative processes at the Sótano Blanco art school in Buenos Aires, Argentina and worked as an art director for Leo Burnett and Sancho BBDO. Together with Azul Piñeiro, he currently directs the Kudasai Design Studio. He also coordinates talks and online illustration workshops and is committed to creating illustrated books and mobile applications for children. His work has been published and exhibited in countries such as Japan, Germany, Spain, France, the United States, Argentina, and Colombia.