Professional Children's Book Illustration with Procreate
The Mood
A course by Meike Schneider , Character Designer and Illustrator
About the video: The Mood
Overview
“Here you will learn to identify the mood in your story and underline it with certain elements such as colour, perspective and proportion. ”
In this video lesson Meike Schneider addresses the topic: The Mood, which is part of the Domestika online course: Professional Children's Book Illustration with Procreate. Learn the fundamentals of illustrating children's books and create a coherent concept for layout, drawing style, and character design.
Partial transcription of the video
“This lesson focuses on the theme of mood. Mood can help the child understand what is happening in the book. For example. sad moments or perhaps happy moments can be conveyed more effectively. For instance. elements such as colors. proportions. and perspective can significantly influence and alter the mood of a scene or narrative. During the story. the mood can also change. This is also the case in my story about Frau Holle. At first. everything is still cheerful. Then the spool falls into the well. and Marie. for example. becomes afraid. The mood shifts throughout the story. requiring us to...”
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Course summary for: Professional Children's Book Illustration with Procreate
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Character Design, Children's Illustration, Digital Illustration
Meike Schneider
A course by Meike Schneider
Meike Schneider is a German illustrator and character designer who regularly works with animation studios, publishing houses, and advertising agencies. She knew she wanted to work in the creative industry from a young age, which led her to study 3D animation and VFX art. Her animation style is inspired by children's shows, Disney movies, and Nintendo games from the '90s. Illustrating children's books is her artistic outlet and allows her to feed her passion for creating characters and stories.
Her portfolio is a showcase for a wide range of projects, from editorial illustrations, character design, and visual development to product design and packaging, 3D scenery and character modeling, and look-development. Her client list includes big names like Adobe, Lidl, Dell, My Best Book, and 3dtotal. In addition to her freelance career, she has experience in education, working as the head of the 3D modeling and character design department and teaching classes at PIXL VISN and SCHOOL OF GAMES in Cologne.
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