Children’s Illustration Specialization: From Sketchbook to Digital Art

Overview

“When painting other characters, like the birds, I also simplify the shapes, focusing on creating an idea of movement and not aiming for realism. Remember to zoom out often, look at the whole image, and double-check if all elements integrate well into the painting. ”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Bringing Life into the Painting 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

“Now that's done it's time to add some birds, remembering to stylize by simplifying the shapes. and just focusing on creating the suggestion that the birds are in motion. rather than hyper-realism. Okay, so zooming out on these characters, these birds, I feel that they're not looking sinister enough for the story that I'm trying to tell with the image. I want them to look like they're chasing our little red riding hood. So I'm just going to change the eye shape to something a bit more Sharp. and pointy to make them look a little bit more sinister. And I'd like to encourage you to zoom out an...”

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

• Level: Beginner
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• 1475 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