Children’s Illustration Specialization: From Sketchbook to Digital Art

Course summary

• M1: Getting Inspired

  • Introduction

  • Influences / Ema Malyauka

  • Influences / Juanita Londoño

  • Influences / Lucy Fleming

  • Influences / Jimena Sarquiz

  • Influences / Marissa Valdez

  • Influences / Kayla Stark

• M2: Sketchbook Techniques for Children's Illustration

  • How to Choose Your Sketchbook

  • Supplies and Materials 1

  • Supplies and Materials 2

  • Choosing a Tale

  • Creating a Mood Board

  • Personality

  • Sketching 1

  • Sketching 2

  • Developing a Line of Actors

  • Ideas for the Trial Illustration

  • Shaping Your Work

  • Color Study 1

  • Color Study 2

  • Working on Your Illustration with Color 1

  • Working on Your Illustration with Color 2

  • Using Different Colors, Techniques, and Materials

  • From Sketchbook to Picture Book

  • Other Options

• M3: Magical Realism for Children’s Illustration

  • Magical Realism

  • The Story

  • Digital Tools

  • Thumbnailing 1

  • Thumbnailing 2

  • Sketch 1

  • Sketch 2

  • Value and Tone 1

  • Value and Tone 2

  • Color Draft 1

  • Color Draft 2

  • From Big Areas to Small Details 1

  • From Big Areas to Small Details 2

  • From Big Areas to Small Details 3

  • Light and Shadow

  • Sharing Your Work

  • Making a Children’s Book

• M4: Children’s Illustration with Procreate: Paint Magical Scenes

  • Brushes

  • Layers and Textures

  • Rethinking a Classic: References, Inspiration, and Color Palette

  • Thumbnailing and Composition

  • Analyzing and Selecting the Design

  • Building Textures and Coloring the Background 1

  • Building Textures and Coloring the Background 2

  • Coloring the Characters 1

  • Coloring the Characters 2

  • Coloring the Characters 3

  • Bringing Life into the Painting 1

  • Bringing Life into the Painting 2

  • Extra Details and Adjustments

  • Exporting, Sharing, and Portfolio Tips

• M5: Building a Portfolio for a Career in Children’s Illustration

  • Introduction to Kid Lit

  • What Are Clients Looking For?

  • Choosing a Portfolio Project

  • Let’s Read a Book

  • Planning My Illustrations

  • Sketching Your Characters

  • Storyboarding a Book

  • From My Sketchbook to My iPad

  • Making Your Sketches

  • Working with Multiple Images

  • Your Final Image

  • Working with Different Color Profiles

  • What Do I Do With My Project?

• M6: Online Portfolio for Children’s Book Illustrators

  • Materials and Tools

  • Elements of a Portfolio 1

  • Elements of a Portfolio 2

  • Characters, Setting, and Storytelling 1

  • Characters, Setting, and Storytelling 2

  • Creating a Character 1

  • Creating a Character 2

  • Creating a Character 3

  • Creating the Setting

  • Creating Narrative Scenes

  • Finishing in Procreate 1

  • Finishing in Procreate 2

  • Preparing Files for Your Portfolio

  • How To Format Your Online Portfolio

  • Making a Physical Portfolio

  • Tips for Presenting Your Portfolio

• M7: Experimental Techniques through Children’s Illustration

  • Materials

  • Brainstorming and Mindmapping

  • Finding Pattern and Connections To Plan for the Final Illustration

  • Water!

  • Layers Layers Layers 1

  • Layers Layers Layers 2

  • Graphite and Digital Color

  • Go Turn On Your TV!

  • Thumbnailing and Sketching Your Final Piece

  • Illustrating Your Final Piece and Incorporating Experimental Elements

  • Digital Touches and Prepping the Final File

  • Make It a Set!

  • Submit Your Story