Dynamic Animal Illustration for Children’s Stories
Observation
A course by Julie Mellan , Illustrator
About the video: Observation
Overview
“In this lesson, I will show you the importance of observation. You will need to observe carefully your subject in order to accurately draw its features and posture. To help you understand this, I will draw and compare the basic postures and features of different species.”
In this video lesson Julie Mellan addresses the topic: Observation, 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
“ Observation In this lesson, we will see how important it is to observe and be accurate in your features and positions. For example, dogs and rodents don't stand on their hind legs in the same way. The sitting position of a cat and a dog is pretty different too. Let's compare the two. I don't have pets, but I had earlier searched for pictures of cats sitting and I noticed that their backs are very curved when they are seated. On the other hand, a dog will have a straighter back when it is seated. I also noticed that this space between the two front legs is wider in dogs. Several species no...”
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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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