Children’s Digital Illustration: Colors and Textures
Composition and storyboard 2
A course by John Joven , Designer and Illustrator
About the video: Composition and storyboard 2
Overview
“During this second part of the lesson, you will see how to draw the first lines to define your characters and the setting. ”
In this video lesson John Joven addresses the topic: Composition and storyboard 2, 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
“Composition and storyboard STORYBOARD As you could see in the first lesson, the text on which I will work is almost conceptual, because each page is a statement or a statement, so it does not describe any action as such. In this case the illustration must narrate. Its role will be greater because the text almost only accompanies. In my story there are two important characters: the child who runs out of his bed, who runs away from his room, and the representation of fear, which for now I think would change in appearance throughout the book. An advantage of illustrating your own story is that...”
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Course summary for: Children’s Digital Illustration: Colors and Textures
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Category
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Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
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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