Children’s Digital Illustration: Colors and Textures
Influences
A course by John Joven , Designer and Illustrator
About the video: Influences
Overview
“You can find inspiration in works of art, books, magazines and more. Throughout my professional career I have met different artists who inspire me every day. Therefore, now I will present my greatest references. ”
In this video lesson John Joven addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Children’s Digital Illustration: Colors and Textures. Learn to create illustrations that tell endearing stories by combining the use of analog textures and digital tools.
Partial transcription of the video
“influences In this lesson I will share some referents and artists that I admire and that have helped me achieve my current style and narrative. Let's start. The artists that I admire and that I present below are considered from the technical or formal, that is, emphasizing to a greater extent the way they have solved their graphic proposals above the narrative, which of course is very well done. Eric Carle, American artist. He returns to New York after finishing his art studies in Germany. Work as a graphic designer in "The New York Times" and in advertising agencies. Thanks to the characte...”
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Course summary for: Children’s Digital Illustration: Colors and Textures
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Illustration -
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Adobe Photoshop -
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Children's Illustration, Digital Drawing, Digital Illustration, Drawing, Traditional illustration

John Joven
A course by John Joven
John Joven started drawing at a young age and is now a graphic designer by trade and an illustrator at heart. With more than 22 years of experience in the industry, his characters and illustrations have appeared in magazine and newspaper articles, children's books, and animation projects around the world.
Throughout his career, he has created illustrations for children's stories published by major companies like McGraw Hill, Planeta, and Macmillan. He has also designed images for Amazon, Avianca, and National Geographic Channel.
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