Illustration and Character Design for Children’s Stories
Course final project
A course by Teresa Martínez , Illustrator
About the final project for: Illustration and Character Design for Children’s Stories
Illustration and character design for children's stories
“You have reached the end of the course! Without a doubt, now you will begin to see your favorite characters with other eyes and you will be eager to start creating your own. Remember that the bases are important and that you can make as many adjustments as you want before deciding on a specific design: the more you draw, the better. If you do not have much idea of what to do, try to get out of the traditional and invent something crazy, something that may not make sense and you will see how you have fun discovering your character. Share on the forum the results of each step you follow, I will be visiting periodically to see your progress. There are also other students who, like you, will contribute their opinion; It is important to have feedback because we are correcting things that we had not seen at first and good criticism always motivates us. You can also enrich our forum with your comments. And do not stop drawing your character, you will see how it takes more solid form over time to take on a life of its own. Thank you for coming here and see you soon! ”
Partial transcription of the video
“Final Project You made it to the end and all that's left is a brief summary of what you learned. I introduced myself and told you about how I started drawing when I was a teenager taking comics courses, and how that brought me to study Graphic Design. Then I started a career in children's publishing. Then I showed you some artists who strongly influenced my work. From how they handle linework in drawing to the use of shapes and colors to bringing their characters to life. Then we started to draw our first strokes. I showed you the basics with some super useful exercises to improve your draw...”
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Course summary for: Illustration and Character Design for Children’s Stories
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Category
Illustration -
Areas
Character Design, Children's Illustration, Narrative, Traditional illustration
Teresa Martínez
A course by Teresa Martínez
Teresa started out in illustration at a young age, publishing comics independently as well as in a local daily newspaper. She later studied to be a graphic designer but never stopped incorporating illustrations into her projects. In 2002 she started working in the editorial industry and published pieces with Richmond, Editorial SM, Castillo, Edebé, Alfaguara, and CONACULTA.
With more than 25 years' experience in the field of illustration, she has had numerous opportunities in the audiovisual world, seeing her illustrations appear in the short Imaginantes as well as internationally. Some of her pieces, including Swan Lake, Fábulas Mexicanas, Arthur and the Sword in the Stone, and Fantastic Body, have been published in England, France, Spain, Brazil, and the United States.
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