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Illustrate a Children's Book: For Writers Who Can't Draw
Rating: 4.1 out of 5(8 ratings)
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Illustrate a Children's Book: For Writers Who Can't Draw

From the creator of 150+ picture books--and I can't draw!
Created byEve Heidi Bine-Stock
Last updated 4/2024
English

What you'll learn

  • Learn the types of source images you can use to base your illustrations on
  • See a wide range of artistic effects that can be applied to your source images to create a unique illustration
  • Learn how to combine images to create a unique character
  • Learn how to select areas of an image to create unique backgrounds
  • Learn where to find source images
  • Learn how to edit images using PhotoImpact, a skill which can be adapted to any image editor you decide to use.

Course content

2 sections • 17 lectures • 35m total length

  • Introduction2:10

    You will learn the topics that will be covered in the course.

  • Source Images2:13

    You will learn the types of images you can use to base your illustrations on.

  • Artistic Effects1:53

    You will see a variety of artistic effects applied to a source image.

  • Create unique characters1:53

    We’ll look at combining images to create a unique character.

  • Create unique backgrounds2:14

    You'll learn how to create unique backgrounds using vector art.

  • Where to get source images1:31

    You'll learn where to find source images to base your illustrations on.

  • Browse Adobe Stock

Requirements

  • There are no prerequisites, except an interest in children's picture books.

Description

This course will take you step-by-step through the process of creating illustrations for a children’s book, without drawing a line! This process does NOT involve artificial intelligence.

This course is for beginners who cannot draw, and who have never illustrated a book before.

I, myself, cannot draw, yet I have illustrated more than 150 children’s books, all of which have been licensed by Mattel and many other companies.

In this course, you will learn the types of source images you can use to base your illustrations on.

You'll learn where to find free and low-cost, royalty-free images to use as the basis for your illustrations.

You will see a wide range of artistic effects that can be applied to your source images to create a unique illustration.

You will learn how to combine images to create a unique character; and how to select areas of an image to create unique backgrounds.

And you’ll learn how to use PhotoImpact. This is a skill that can be adapted to any image editor you decide to use.

So if you can’t draw, don’t let that stop you from illustrating a children’s book. Take this course and learn how you, too, can do it!

Who this course is for:

  • This course is for beginners who cannot draw, and who have never illustrated a book before.

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