Creative Lab: Illustrate Characters for Children

The Finishing Touch

A course by Anna Süßbauer , Illustrator

98% positive reviews (49)

1,117 students

Audio: German

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About the video: The Finishing Touch

Overview

“The poster is almost ready! But before you declare it finished, you can take a step back, look at your work, and round it off. ”

In this video lesson Anna Süßbauer addresses the topic: The Finishing Touch, 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

“Give the finishing touch In the last lessons we added details. In this lesson we now take a step back and take care of the finishing touches. All the characters you built are now gathered here on this poster. Now you can step back and see your work. Are there any lines that are not yet properly seated? or still need to align eyes or maybe elements are moved a bit? Are there any gaps? you want to close? A trick that can help you evaluate the composition of the image is: You can turn your image completely upside down. From afar, everything still looks harmonious and appropriate, then you know...”

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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.