Dynamic Animal Illustration for Children’s Stories
About Me
A course by Julie Mellan , Illustrator
About the video: About Me
Overview
“My name is Julie Mellan and I'm an illustrator. In this lesson, I will tell you about myself, my journey, and I will share with you the different experiences that led me to where I am today.”
In this video lesson Julie Mellan addresses the topic: About Me, which is part of the Domestika online course: Dynamic Animal Illustration for Children’s Stories. Learn to draw anthropomorphic characters that bring joy to young readers by exploring the fundamentals of animal anatomy, posing, and stylization.
Partial transcription of the video
“ About Me Hi, I'm Julie Mellan. I'm an illustrator. Welcome to this Domestika course. For as long as I remember, I always loved to draw. As a kid, I used to copy the animal characters from Disney movies a lot like "The Lion King." I always knew I wanted to pursue an artistic career. Initially, I was appealed by movement and I wanted to work as an animator, but I figured out I wanted something with less technical aspects. I finally chose the publishing path in my art school. Once I got my diploma, I started working as an illustrator. Since then, I've worked as a freelancer and I published m...”
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Course summary for: Dynamic Animal Illustration for Children’s Stories
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Category
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Areas
Character Design, Children's Illustration, Drawing, Pencil Drawing
Julie Mellan
A course by Julie Mellan
Julie Mellan is a French illustrator and self-confessed watercolor addict who specializes in illustrations for children’s books. She spent her childhood reading Beatrix Potter’s books and drawing animal characters from Disney movies, before going on to study classic drawing, painting, illustration, and animation at the French art school École Émile Cohl. After graduating, she continued to combine sketching and watercolors to create expressive animal characters, and eventually published her first book in 2013.
Julie uses traditional mediums to tell stories through her illustrations and create connections between characters. Her work has appeared in children’s books published by the likes of Penguin Random House, Clavis, and Fleurus.
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