Children’s Illustration Specialization: From Sketchbook to Digital Art

Overview

“I have shown you how brushes can build and create different effects in Procreate. Now, I will paint a few examples and talk you through the layer modes that are useful when building textures. I will also show you how you can use paper textures.”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Layers and Textures, 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

“ Layers and Textures In this lesson, I'll paint some examples and go over the layer modes that are useful to know while building textures. I'll use an image as a reference to draw some practice elements to begin with. Go to the Tools option at the top, and click on the Canvas menu. Then, you can click on Reference and pull in your own image or one from Pinterest, online, or some photo that you've taken. When drawing from a reference, I don't copy them exactly. I break them down into simple shapes. I'll start by drawing a little sketch. These look like lines and bubbles to me. We don't need...”

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

• Level: Beginner
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• 562 students
• 7 units
• 98 lessons (18h 23m)
• 46 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

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