Children’s Character Creation: Techniques and Styles
A course by María Antonella Fant , Graphic Designer and Illustrator
Learn to illustrate characters for children’s stories that reflect your own personality using digital techniques to bring them to life through shapes, colors, and textures
Can you imagine what your favorite characters would look like if they were modeled after you? In this online course, discover how illustrator and graphic designer Antonella Fant recreates the protagonists from children's stories in her unique style.
She teaches you how to design and illustrate characters for stories who embody your own personality. Learn to play with colors and textures and create compelling illustrations.
What will you learn in this online course?
13 lessons & 22 downloads
- 100% positive reviews (69)
- 1,540 students
- 13 lessons (2h 20m)
- 22 additional resources (9 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch · Turkish · Romanian · Indonesian
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Redesign a character from a classic literary work to reflect your personality and give them an original look.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Anyone who wants to explore illustration for children's literature.
Requirements and materials
Basic notions of illustration are needed to follow this course.
Antonella uses Procreate, but you can work with whatever tool you'd like, whether digital or analog.
Reviews
María Antonella Fant
A course by María Antonella Fant
Antonella Fant studied graphic design at the Universidad Blas Pascal in Córdoba, Argentina, but everything she knows about illustration she learned by herself through years of practice spanning back to her childhood. Overtime, she developed a distinct personal style, which she continues to enrich by exploring other art forms, such as digital collage and embroidery, and combining them with illustration.
She currently works as an illustrator for children's literature and educational platforms, collaborating with publishers like Mavericks, Igloobooks, Capstone, SM, Edelvives, and more. She has also participated in a variety of contests and was selected as the Dibujante Destacada 2020 at the ADA Awards (Asociación de Dibujantes de la Argentina).
Content
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U1
Introduction
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About Me
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Influences
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U2
From Idea to Character
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Meet the Character
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The Character and His Various Interpretations
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The Character in You
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The Base Structure of the Character
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U3
Sketch the Character
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Shape the Character
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Strengthen the Personality
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Dynamism and Expressiveness
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U4
The Character Comes to Life
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Choose a Character and Base Color
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Textures, Details, and Retouches
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Context
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Shadows, Lights, and Setting
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FP
Final project
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Children's Character Creation: Techniques and Styles
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It is a very understandable course, clear, bout important things in character design and colouring and lighting the illustration, no water, only main useful information. Thank you, Maria.
Un curso muy lindo y completo que me ha ayudado mucho aprender sobre el manejo de los colores y creación de personajes
много полезна информация
Buen curso introductorio.
Una genia Anto! Me encantó!