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Professional Children's Book Illustration with Procreate

Draft and Final Drawing of Double Page 1

A course by Meike Schneider , Character Designer and Illustrator

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99% positive reviews (190)

10,635 students

Audio: German

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About the video: Draft and Final Drawing of Double Page 1

Overview

“Now I'll show you how I plan and design my double page spread. Here I give you a few useful tips for creating first drafts and layouts. ”

In this video lesson Meike Schneider addresses the topic: Draft and Final Drawing of Double Page 1, 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

“Draft and final artwork of the double page In this lesson we will illustrate our double page spread. I'll show you based on what you've learned like you a complete page illustrate from start to finish. Before we start we need to create a mood board and for that you should choose some references. I have the same made for my story of Mother Holle. I picked out a few pictures that fit my story and should inspire me. I picked out a color palette of the direction I want to go. I looked for inspiration for the city where the characters live. Style-wise, that's the direction I want to go. These ty...”

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Course summary for: Professional Children's Book Illustration with Procreate

Level: Beginner
99% positive reviews (190)
10635 students
5 units
20 lessons (3h 56m)
12 downloads

Category
Illustration
Software
Procreate
Areas
Character Design, Children's Illustration, Digital Illustration

Meike Schneider

A course by Meike Schneider

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Character Designer and Illustrator

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.