Children’s Illustration Specialization: From Sketchbook to Digital Art

Overview

“To get going, think of a “visual” or something you would like to illustrate. It can be as simple as one word or a short phrase. It just needs to be something that interests you. What excites you and makes your drawing hand twitch in anticipation? You will build around that for this project. (ex. a beautiful, old, Italian building; a tiger hiding among trees; a friendly dragon; a crowd of people going about their day). There are many ways you can pull out initial ideas: words in a hat, lists, and doodles timed free drawing, targeted questions. Now let’s make a mindmap. Start with your prompt in the center, moving outward, write anything that remotely connects to it, and then words that relate to that word, continuing to roll outward. Don’t think too hard or overanalyze; that’s the next step! ”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Brainstorming and Mindmapping, 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

“Brainstorming and Mindmapping Now that you saw what materials we'll be using, in this lesson, I'll talk about brainstorming and mind mapping. This is something I do with every project, whether it's a personal project or for a client. It helps me move in a direction where I know I'll like the final result even if the project isn't something I'm particularly excited about. For this course, you are experimenting and you will have more fun experimenting if you like your idea. You will have to dig deep. Think about what you liked as a kid, what you like now. You might think, "I don't know, I don...”

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

• Level: Beginner
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• 510 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