Children’s Illustration: Portraying Emotions
A course by Noemí Villamuza , Illustrator
Learn to compose compelling children’s illustrations using graphite, watercolor, and collage
What if you could recapture the emotions of childhood through illustration? In this online course, discover your voice and create captivating children's illustrations alongside accomplished illustrator Noemí Villamuza, who has published numerous children's and young adult books with companies like Kalandraka, Kókinos, Media Vaca, and Nórdica.
Learn to illustrate scenes from childhood that convey maximum emotion with minimal details. Noemí teaches you expressive techniques for a variety of mediums, focusing on graphite as the primary tool and complementing it with watercolors, colored pencils, and collage.
What will you learn in this online course?
13 lessons & 18 downloads
- 98% positive reviews (44)
- 1,005 students
- 13 lessons (2h 33m)
- 18 additional resources (4 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
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Recommended software & tools for this course
Adobe PhotoshopWhat is this course's project?
Create three children's illustrations with three characters that each represent a different emotion and a cover that encapsulates them all.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Anyone interested in exploring the art of illustration to help them better express their emotions and tap into their creative voice.
Requirements and materials
A love of children's literature, as well as basic notions of drawing and some skill with a pencil are essential for this course.
As for materials, you need pencils, ink, a Pentel brush pen, colored grease pencils, white paper or card stock, a scanner, and Photoshop.
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Noemí Villamuza
A course by Noemí Villamuza
Illustrator Noemí Villamuza was born in Palencia, Spain, and has been living in Barcelona since 1998, the same year she published her first children's book. She studied fine arts with a major in graphic design, but she found her true calling in illustration. She has released numerous children's and young adult books with publishers like Kalandraka, Kókinos, Media Vaca, and Nórdica, and has created illustrations for graphic novels as well as press and advertising content.
She was a finalist for Spain's National Illustration Award in 2002 and won a Junceda award for illustration in 2007, as well as an award for the IBBY poster for the 2010 International Children's Book Day. When she's not creating, she shares her knowledge by teaching illustration classes at institutions across Barcelona, like the Escola de la Dona, Escola Bau, and Escola Massana, and by running workshops at schools, libraries, and cultural centers.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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About Me
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Influences
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U2
Work table
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Materials
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Brainstorming
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Building a character
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Sketches
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Compositions
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U3
Illustrations
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Illustration with tenderness
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Mysterious illustration
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Euphoric illustration
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Front page
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U4
The finish
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Scanning and digital treatment of illustrations
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Binding
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FP
Final project
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Drawing techniques for children's books
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Super! Just what I was looking for!
AMAZING, thank you so much Noemi,
I learned so much and will be reviewing this course again and again.
I will be looking for more courses by you Noemi!
Thank you again Noemi and Domestika!:)
Este curso es maravilloso, me encanto. Lo vi la primera vez en Plus y luego lo termine comprando. Totalmente recomendado.
Excelente curso. Te lleva paso a paso, utilizando una metodología de trabajo interesante.
Me transmite mucho esta profesora, gracias!