Children’s Illustration Specialization: From Sketchbook to Digital Art

Overview

“Colors say a lot, so you want to make sure you are picking the right ones. A specific color palette may make the viewer feel sad, while another one for the same illustration may give them a sense of hope. Which matches your intention?”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Color Draft 2, which is part of the Domestika online course: Children’s Illustration Specialization: From Sketchbook to Digital Art. Explore sketchbook techniques for creating characters, settings, and narratives in children's book illustrations.

Partial transcription of the video

“Color Draft So far, I'm not liking the colors that I have, so I'm gonna use Curves to adjust them a bit. With Curves, you can increase the amount of red, green, or blue in your image. So far, I'm liking my image either with more of a purple tint or even this I like. I'm gonna adjust Saturation a bit, because this is how I wanted it to feel, I wanted it to feel like a sunset, almost before it going dark. I'm gonna check my saturation and see if it's still within what I had planned. Everything looks good, except for the creatures in the water that seem a bit dark, so I'm gonna go in with the ...”

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Course summary for: Children’s Illustration Specialization: From Sketchbook to Digital Art

• Level: Beginner
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• 1270 students
• 7 units
• 98 lessons (18h 23m)
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• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Character Design, Children's Illustration, Digital Illustration, Digital Painting, Editorial Design, Editorial Illustration, Gouache Painting, Picturebook, Storyboard, Traditional illustration