
In this first lesson we will discuss ideas for your child's book. We will also cover a simple brainstorming trick to help your create your child's story if you are stuck for ideas.
In this lesson we expand on your idea for a children's book by writing a draft and then story board our book using the attached resource.
Learn how to set up PowerPoint for your children's book and how to access custom size settings to make your book exactly as you imagine it. We also look at different design choices in children's books for inspiration.
In this lesson you will learn all about text in your book, how to change the size, font, style and colour.
In this lesson we will gain some inspiration for illustrating your book. I will show you a few options on how you could illustrate your book. First I will show you how you can add hand drawn illustration to make your book extra personalised. I will also show you how to add photos to your book if you would prefer to illustrate your book with real life pictures.
Note: Any photo file format will work so if you have taken one of the excellent digital art courses on Udemy and want to feature your skills in this book just import your art as a JPEG. Imagine a pixel art book or a book using photobashing the possibilities are endless
Now we have added our illustration it is time to make sure it fits perfectly into our book. I will teach you the skills you need to achieve this but showing you how to resize and crop your images/photos
In this lesson you will learn an invaluable skill for creating your book or indeed any digital artwork, layering. We will also look at a simple method of removing the background of objects directly in PowerPoint.
In this lesson we will learn all about advanced layering techniques through the use of the selection panel
In this lesson we learn how we can animate the page transition to look like a you are turning the page in a book.
In this lesson we will learn about action oriented objects. Which means objects that when you click on them they do something. For this example we will make a page turn button that when you click on , the page will turn.
One of the biggest advantages of a digital book is that you can make it read to your loved one. In this lesson we will learn how to record and your voice reading the book to your loved one when they click on the text.
This course is perfect if you are an artist or writer who wants to share your work with a whole new audience or have a special child in your life that you would like to feature in their very own book. I will teach you how to create a unique story line, design your own illustrations using any art style you can think of and create a customised layout for your book.
After this we will be going beyond a basic children's book as I will teach your how to make it digital, read to your child in your own voice, animate it and interact with your child in many different ways.
This tutorial is easy to follow and will let you create a book that's perfect for your kids or future audience. After completing this course and creating your very own book, your kids will be amazed by your creative talent!
Learn how to:
Create your own story
Put your child (son, daughter, niece, nephew, grandchild, neighbour) in the book
Make the book read to your child with your voice
Learn how to use any art style you can imagine to illustrate your book
Any art style such as pixel art, photography, digital art, drawing by hand, painting, watercolour, sculpture, Lego, manga, chibi, kawaii
Make the digital picture book move
Create a digital slide book
Create a hidden object book
Create educational books for children
Add music and sound effects to your book
Make your book interactive when the child presses/clicks a part of the book
Create a one of a kind and thoughtful present for a loved one
Learn how to draw in PowerPoint
Learn advanced layering techniques
Learn how to use the animation panel
Advance animation techniques on PowerPoint
Learn how to use the selection panel
You can even make a book with your child telling the story and selecting the artwork (I did and she loved it)
Learn how to illustrate your book without drawing or paining a single thing
Simple introduction to coding cause and effect