Illustration and Design of Children's Books

Characters

A course by Carlos Higuera, Designer, Illustrator, and Art Director

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About the video: Characters

Overview

“Now that we have our history, it's time to start drawing. In this lesson we will start with the design of characters.”

In this video lesson Carlos Higuera addresses the topic: Characters, which is part of the Domestika online course: Illustration and Design of Children's Books. Learn professional techniques to create and edit your own ABC books.

Partial transcription of the video

“In this lesson we'll talk about character design. As I mentioned in the introduction. i've been using the iPad for sketching for quite some time now. This device is a very powerful tool that allows me to experiment with digital resources all in one place. yet for now I will only use it for sketching and initial concept development. For this task. i'll use the Procreate app on the iPad to sketch. However. you can easily do this at home with pencil and paper or by using other digital tools like Photoshop or Illustrator. Let's begin drawing and see where our creativity takes us. Well. after go...”

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Course summary for: Illustration and Design of Children's Books

Level: Beginner
98% positive reviews (361)
6496 students
5 units
14 lessons (1h 36m)
5 downloads

Category
Illustration
Software
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
Areas
Children's Illustration, Digital Illustration, Editorial Design, Narrative, Vector Illustration

Carlos Higuera

A course by Carlos Higuera

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Designer, Illustrator, and Art Director

Carlos Higuera is a graphic designer and illustrator. He studied children's illustration and creative processes at the Sótano Blanco art school in Buenos Aires, Argentina and worked as an art director for Leo Burnett and Sancho BBDO. Together with Azul Piñeiro, he currently directs the Kudasai Design Studio. He also coordinates talks and online illustration workshops and is committed to creating illustrated books and mobile applications for children. His work has been published and exhibited in countries such as Japan, Germany, Spain, France, the United States, Argentina, and Colombia.