Picturebook Character Illustration with Procreate
Influences
A course by Gozde Eyce , Picturebook Creator
About the video: Influences
Overview
“In this lesson, I will talk about my influences, some of my favorite inspirational artists, and their amazing work. ”
In this video lesson Gozde Eyce addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Picturebook Character Illustration with Procreate. Learn to create unforgettable picturebook characters to put together a portfolio and land the publishing projects of your dreams.
Partial transcription of the video
“Influences In this lesson, I would like to share some of my influences. I believe we educate our creativity by exposing ourselves to certain things. For example, spending time in bookstores, reading books, watching our favorite movie or animation, or listening to our favorite piece of music. It's not like sitting and waiting for inspiration and creativity to come to you. Things happening around us are big influences in our lives as well. Nature, watching the rain, spending time with animals and plants, and all these things are feeding your creativity. In the last couple of years, I started ...”
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Course summary for: Picturebook Character Illustration with Procreate
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Character Design, Children's Illustration, Digital Illustration, Narrative, Traditional illustration

Gozde Eyce
A course by Gozde Eyce
Gozde Eyce is a freelance illustrator and picturebook creator from Istanbul. After completing a degree in business management and working in the corporate world, she decided to turn her passion for drawing into a career. As a self-taught artist, she developed her skills by observing, reading, and sketching. Gozde eventually realized that her colorful and artfully imperfect illustration style was ideal for children’s literature, and she began sending out her portfolio to publishers, landing numerous freelance jobs.
Since then, she has taken on many different projects all over the world, including children’s books, kids’ apparel, and editorial illustrations. She has also collaborated with NGOs and publishers like Justdiggit, UNICEF, and Mo’s Daughters, embracing these opportunities to support causes like sustainability and equality.
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