Professional Children's Book Illustration with Procreate
Draft and Final Drawing of Double Page 2
A course by Meike Schneider , Character Designer and Illustrator
About the video: Draft and Final Drawing of Double Page 2
Overview
“Next, the shapes are defined more clearly to create the final artwork of the illustration. You can do this gradually until you are satisfied with the result.”
In this video lesson Meike Schneider addresses the topic: Draft and Final Drawing of Double Page 2, 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 Now let's think about how to make the right side. It's a double page spread and I wanted to make a vignette illustration, which is a bit cropped and basically represents a whole new scene. I already have something in mind for this. I just have to think about what pose Marie will do, whether she's already getting the bread out of the oven, or if she is still standing in front of it and first trying to get it out. We have to try and see that in sketching. I make a new layer. For the form I wanted to work with Shapes and do something like that. I thou...”
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Course summary for: Professional Children's Book Illustration with Procreate
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Areas
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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