Children’s Illustration Specialization: From Sketchbook to Digital Art

Overview

“Playtime! First up is water-based materials—watercolor, gouache, etc. Play around with different amounts of water and add textures. Take notes on what you notice. ”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Water!, 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

“Water! I've shown you how to find patterns and connections in a mind map. In this lesson, we'll look at watercolor and gouache and how adding water can change the effects. First, I'll show you how watercolor looks on dry paper and the texture it has. I will use black, it's easiest to see. Adding watercolor onto dry paper has a completely different texture than adding watercolor to wet paper. You can make a wet spot like this. I know you can still see that but if you add watercolor on top, it bleeds out and continues to bleed and changes the textures you get. When thinking about techniques a...”

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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