Creative Lab: Illustrate Characters for Children
Adding Movement
A course by Anna Süßbauer , Illustrator
About the video: Adding Movement
Overview
“I will now round out the collection of my figures by looking at them in external and internal action and adding elements of movement. ”
In this video lesson Anna Süßbauer addresses the topic: Adding Movement, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creative Lab: Illustrate Characters for Children. Learn creative techniques to illustrate fictional characters that captivate young readers, from adorable little creatures to more extravagant ones.
Partial transcription of the video
“add movement In the last lesson we dealt with the texture. In this lesson we will add elements of movement. Many of our characters are already moving. They walk or appear to be doing something specific or to have in mind. You want to move towards something. Though everyone has their own agenda all seem to be moving together. On the one hand physically, but also mentally, by thinking of something specific. The representation of physical movement you can of course achieve quite trivially, by making your characters walk, run or move in a vehicle. Next to the legs show small details on the char...”
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Course summary for: Creative Lab: Illustrate Characters for Children
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Character Design, Children's Illustration, Digital Illustration, Picturebook
Anna Süßbauer
A course by Anna Süßbauer
Anna Süßbauer is a Cologne-based illustrator who specializes in children's books and editorial projects. After working in several professional fields, she decided to pursue her passion for creating art and self-expression through images, a skill she taught herself. Her favorite way to bring the mundane to life is by illustrating brightly colored creatures with unusual shapes and funny features.
She's illustrated books for major clients like Miles Kelly, DK Children, Little Tiger, Hachette Worthy Kids, and Combel Editorial, where she was given the creative freedom to explore her style in ¡Tengo un hambre de dragón! by Mar Benegas. In the publishing field, she got to complete her dream project for the magazine Brigitte and has already illustrated the children's puzzle page of Die kleine Brigitte several times.
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