Picturebook Character Illustration with Procreate
Sketching Emotions
A course by Gozde Eyce , Picturebook Creator
About the video: Sketching Emotions
Overview
“How many emotions do you know? In this lesson, I'll teach you how to work on some common emotions and make copy-paste faces, and fill out the inside with one emotion per face.”
In this video lesson Gozde Eyce addresses the topic: Sketching Emotions, 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
“Sketching Emotions In this lesson, we will be working on emotions. Drawing emotions can be tricky, but here is a tip for you. You can use a mirror to see yourself in the mirror and then draw on the paper. Here I have created a blank template so that we can work on emotions. First, I will start with the happy emotion. For this, I will use my Sketching pen and start building my happy emotion here. When I'm smiling, my eyes get smaller and look like lines, so let's draw those first. Here I'm starting with eyes and adding a nose. When I'm smiling, I have a tendency to show my teeth. There you g...”
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Course summary for: Picturebook Character Illustration with Procreate
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Areas
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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