Creative Lab: Illustrate Characters for Children

Arranging the Figures on the Poster

A course by Anna Süßbauer , Illustrator

98% positive reviews (49)

1,117 students

Audio: German

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About the video: Arranging the Figures on the Poster

Overview

“Next, the figures are merged and arranged according to the sketch on the poster. ”

In this video lesson Anna Süßbauer addresses the topic: Arranging the Figures on the Poster, 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

“Arrange the figures on the poster In the last lesson we have a rough sketch created for your layout. In this lesson we will become your characters place on the poster. Here we have our sketch that we just created. I just lowered the opacity to 50%, so that she stays a bit in the background, and all our figures and elements, that we have already made I copied it here and placed over it. Now it benefits you if you put all your characters in individual folders and properly named because you can now move them as you like and place it on your poster. We are guided by the sketch, that we created ...”

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Course summary for: Creative Lab: Illustrate Characters for Children

Level: Beginner
98% positive reviews (49)
1117 students
4 units
18 lessons (2h 25m)
2 downloads

Category
Illustration
Software
Adobe Photoshop
Areas
Character Design, Children's Illustration, Digital Illustration, Picturebook

Anna Süßbauer

A course by Anna Süßbauer

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Illustrator

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.