Children’s Illustration Specialization: From Sketchbook to Digital Art

Overview

“I will continue painting the water, adding lighting and a few details to make it more expressive. To create more movement and the idea of energy in my artwork, I make more loose lines, as you will see here. ”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Building Textures and Coloring the Background 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

“ Building Textures and Coloring the Background Now I'll move on to painting the water. I'll use the Oil Paint brush along with a few other textured brushes to build up the depth. I'll be varying the shades of blue in the tones whilst also considering where the light will hit the water. I might want to add some tints of gold on some lighter areas over here. Thinking about the references that I looked at earlier of ocean waves hitting rocks, I'm considering that the areas where the waves will hit the rocks will be lighter, foamier, and possibly more textured, so I'm using a textured brush, t...”

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

• Level: Beginner
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• 529 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