Children’s Illustration Specialization: From Sketchbook to Digital Art

Overview

“This lesson is a hefty one. I’ll show you how I layer materials when working but playing with the materials and taking notes is still paramount.”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Layers Layers Layers 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

“Layers Layers Layers We saw how water affects gouache and watercolor. In this lesson, I'll show how I work layering all these different materials. I haven't sketched my final piece yet, but I know Bou will be included, the puffin, and maybe a merperson, but now, I'll focus on Bou and the puffin, fill out those characters, and do few experiments with them. I lightly sketched Bou and his little puffin friend being angry at a butterfly on this paper. I'll play with that. First, I'll add a bit of green to the background since I know they're on an island. I know they're in Iceland or some simila...”

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

• Level: Beginner
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• 520 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