Children’s Illustration Specialization: From Sketchbook to Digital Art

Overview

“In this lesson, I will walk you through my process of painting the main character. I will explain how I chose the colors and how you can ensure the characters are the focal point. ”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Coloring the Characters 1, 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

“In this lesson, I'll discuss how I choose the colors for the characters in the image and how you can ensure the characters are the focal point. So we'll be using our sketch as a guide to make sure we've got all the details in the right place and I'm going to begin. by putting the colour down. So I'm going to use that alpha lock setting that I introduced you to earlier to begin shading the face. thinking about the areas of the face that the light will hit. I want to add some Yellow glow. to the character's face. to help her feel more integrated within the scene. Not too much that we turn her...”

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

• Level: Beginner
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• 926 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