Name: Adobe Illustrator for Children's Books: Watercolor Style
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Created byMoy Lobito, Digital Art Masters Online

Last updated 6/2017

English

What you'll learn

You will be able to create beautiful vector illustrations in Adobe Illustrator.
At the end of the course you will understand the power of simplicity when it comes to Children's Books Illustrations.
You will be able to apply your new knowledge in different Illustration projects, starting from day 1.
You will become more confident and fluent in Adobe Illustrator and the vector illustration process.

Course content

5 sections • 21 lectures • 1h 21m total length

Introduction0:50
Welcome aboard!
Work Along and Take Notes0:04
Taking notes is very important, specially when it comes to shortcuts, tips and tricks.
Disclaimer
The illustration we will create in this course was inspired in a variety of illustration styles that can be found online by different authors. This illustration style is very popular and has been replicated, adapted and modified by different artists all around the world. I neither own, nor claim any rights on the style of characters and/or illustration that we will create in this course.

The main purpose of this course is to show you how you can achieve similar results of this well known illustration style in Adobe Illustrator. Should you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me.

Sincerely, Moy Lobito
Top 5 Key Picture Book Illustration Characteristics4:31
In this lesson we will discuss the top 5 key picture book illustration characteristics.

Blocking in the Character: Head Line Art10:19
In this lesson we will use the pen and width tools to outline the main character's head. Easy peasy.
Head Line Art Details: Adding Hair4:59
In this lesson we will continue outlining our character. This time we will add some hairs that will make our character look really cute.
Blocking in the Character: Body Line Art7:05
In this lesson we will create the main character's body line art. Easy as pie!
Blocking in the Character: Hands and Feet Line Art5:22
In this lesson we will finish outlining our main character. We will make his hands and feet.
Practice Activities - Section 2
A short list of activities that will help you reinforce your new knowledge and will lead you to become a better digital illustrator.

Spaceship Line Art6:51
In this lesson we will create the spaceship lineart using both the pen and the width tools.
Blocking in the Caterpillar: Body Line Art10:33
In this lesson we will block in the caterpillar's body using the pen and width tools.
Refining the Line Art5:53
In this lesson we will refine the line art we created in the previous lessons and get it ready for the coloring process.
Practice Activities - Section 3
A short list of activities that will help you reinforce your new knowledge and will lead you to become a better digital illustrator.

Painting the Sun4:05
In this lesson we will create the sun using the paintbrush tool.
Adding Shadows3:10
In this lesson we will use the paintbrush tool to paint some shadows on our main character.
Adding Color and Shading7:07
In this lesson we will color our illustration =D
Adding Highlights1:54
In this lesson we will use the paintbrush tool to add highligts to our illustration.
Final Touches5:29
In this lesson we will add the final touches and polish our illustration.
Practice Activities - Section 4
A short list of activities that will help you reinforce your new knowledge and will lead you to become a better digital illustrator.

Requirements

Students taking this course should know the basics of Adobe Illustrator.
Students should have access to a computer with Adobe Illustrator.
Students must have a desire to learn and practice new skills starting from Day 1.

Description

In this course you will learn how to easily create beautiful illustrations in Adobe Illustrator in very little time and with very little effort. You will create a watercolor style illustration that you can use to illustrate children's books or for any other purpose you need it.

We will use a variety of techniques that will help you save lots of time in this and any other project you work in the future.

You will learn how to plan out, outline, and paint beautiful and professional illustrations in Adobe Illustrator.

This course focuses on creating the illustration you can see in the promo video, but you can use the techniques you learn here to create many other illustrations.

I’m confident that by the end of this course you will have a solid understanding of the children's book illustration creation process, and you will be able to create your own beautiful and astonishing 2D illustrations.

Who this course is for:

This course is for people interested in creating high quality vector illustrations in Adobe Illustrator.
This course is for anyone interested in improving their vector illustration skills.
This course is for students who want to get outstanding results in very little time and with very little effort.
This course is for 2D sudents who want to improve their skills.
This course is great for beginner and intermediate students.
This course in great for illustrators who want to get started in Children's Books Illustrations.

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Course content

Introduction4 lectures • 5min

Blocking in the Character: Creating the Line Art5 lectures • 28min

Blocking in the Rest of the Elements: Creating the Line Art4 lectures • 23min

Coloring and Shading6 lectures • 22min

What's Next?2 lectures • 3min

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