Characters and Settings for Children's Story Illustration

Characters and Settings for Children's Story Illustration

“The course content ends here, but this was just the beginning of a long journey and one of its first steps! What I like most is that the course design is also for everyone. For the more professional artists, I hope it will serve as an incentive to find your voice and put a little more identity and awareness into your work, or even encourage you to start personal projects. And for artists who are starting out, it's a great way to arrive with a more cohesive and striking work, also to reflect more on what they like and what messages they want to transmit. And if you still don't have a portfolio to present to potential clients, the good news is that with this project you'll already be able to show your skills, characteristics and how you make your version of a well-known story. Keep making personal projects and sharing them with the world. I'm sure this will be recognized. People connect with messages. And for those who are here as a hobby, the same thing: I hope it helps you to express yourself better, enjoy the production process more and transmit the messages that are inside you, your unique way of seeing the world. With the advancement of technology, with some art already being generated by artificial intelligence, this is how we continue to differentiate ourselves. It's our way of seeing the world, our opinions, reflections, personal experiences, the non-obvious connections of our references, the expression of our complex personality and our way of telling it all visually that differentiates us from robots. Because, in the end, these are also the things that make us human. :) I also leave you with a challenge: Make a slightly more complex book, with 12 or 16 pages. I have prepared a list of essential steps to help organize your project: • Become aware of the characteristics you are going to express in the illustrations and the messages you want to convey to the public; • Analyze the fable and decide how your version will be; • Develop character designs; • Draft compositions; • Finally, apply the colors and finish in Photoshop.

Gather all your images and share your project by clicking on the "Create your project" button. Your publication will be part of your portfolio here at Domestika and will be a space for you to showcase your work in the community. Have new ideas, create alternatives, enrich your creativity. Also, I invite you to give feedback and comment on the works of the creative community. Take the opportunity to network! Whenever possible, I will also comment on the works and follow what is happening in the forum. Good job and see you on the forum!”

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“Final project We finished the course, it was a beautiful journey. Thank you for participating with me, for making it this far and I really hope that somehow, everything we talked about here, from the more technical and more conceptual parts, that everything really helps you to enjoy what you produce and remember to express your personality and your characteristics in the drawing, that you no longer make a drawing worrying only about whether it is beautiful or not, whether it is better or worse than your friend's. It's not just that. I hope you always remember what characteristics of yours a...”

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Course summary for: Characters and Settings for Children's Story Illustration

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (32)
• 1090 students
• 5 units
• 22 lessons (5h 24m)
• 19 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Software

  Adobe Photoshop

• Areas

  Character Design, Children's Illustration, Digital Illustration, Drawing, Traditional illustration