Guided Course: Animal Characters to Tell Stories

Overview

“In this podcast, discover how animal illustrations break stereotypes, celebrate diversity, and invite children into imaginative worlds where everyone is valued, included, and visually represented.”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Podcast: Animal Characters to Tell Stories, which is part of the Domestika online course: Guided Course: Animal Characters to Tell Stories. Create expressive animal characters using sketching, colored pencils, watercolors for storytelling and children's book illustration.

Partial transcription of the video

“Imagine opening a beautifully illustrated children's book. On one page, a tiny hedgehog in a wheelchair explores a vast forest. On another, a group of vividly colored animals from different regions of the world share a meal. Through expressive eyes, detailed fur textures, and dynamic postures, these characters invite children into a world where differences are natural, valued, and celebrated. This is the power of illustration. The ability to create inclusion and diversity beyond words using shape, color, and form to tell stories that welcome every child. In this episode, we'll explore how i...”

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Course summary for: Guided Course: Animal Characters to Tell Stories

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (3)
• 479 students
• 1 unit
• 7 lessons (1h 16m)
• 3 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Children's Illustration, Drawing, Painting, Watercolor Painting