Children's Narrative Illustration with Mixed Techniques
A course by Cecilia Varela , Illustrator Specializing in Children's Illustrations
Joined April 2020
Create an illustrated story full of life with a unique style that combines multiple techniques
Create an illustrated story full of life with a unique style that combines multiple techniques
Joined April 2020
Even the smallest details in your life, something you saw, heard, or felt, can be a source of inspiration for a story. Cecilia Varela, illustrator and author of several children's books, teaches you how to look deeper into your world to create new ones.
In this course, learn how to craft a narrative illustration full of life and meaning. Create an illustrated story with a unique style by experimenting with a variety of techniques including gouache, acrylic paints, collage, colored pencils, and watercolors.
What will you learn in this online course?
14 lessons & 25 downloads
- 100% positive reviews (155)
- 2,428 students
- 14 lessons (2h 17m)
- 25 additional resources (10 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Create a narrative illustration using a variety of techniques including gouache, acrylic paints, collage, colored pencils, ink, and watercolors.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Amateur or professional illustrators interested in exploring narrative illustration.
Requirements and materials
Basic notions of drawing and painting will be helpful, but not necessary.
The materials for this course include paper, charcoal, oil pastels, India ink, colored pencils, black or graphite pencils of different degrees of hardness, brushes with synthetic bristles, acrylic paints, gouache, and other items the teacher will show you in the course. You also need a computer with Adobe Photoshop if you plan on digitizing your work.
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A course by Cecilia Varela
Cecilia Varela is a Córdoba-based (Argentina) illustrator and author of several children's books. Ever since she was a little girl, she knew she wanted to be an illustrator, a dream that grew out of her passion for children's books and stories. She studied at the National Institute of Fine Arts and specialized in drawing and painting.
She won first prize at the Mexican Illustrators Contest in 2007 and has since then collaborated with different publishers in Mexico and Spain, like Edelvives and Alfaguara. Cecilia creates her artwork by hand and then digitizes it for publishing. She uses a wide variety of techniques in her work, but most often creates with acrylics, gouache, collage, and colored pencils.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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About Me
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Influences
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U2
What Is a Narrative Illustration?
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Materials
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What Is a Narrative Illustration?
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Observation
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U3
Starting to Narrate
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Characters
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Action and Movement
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The Environment
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Composition
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Color 1
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Color 2
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Visual Textures
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U4
Final Touches and Post-Production
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Digital Retouch
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Saving and Publishing
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FP
Final project
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Children's Narrative Illustration with Mixed Techniques
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What to expect from a Domestika course
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Learn at your own pace
Enjoy learning from home without a set schedule and with an easy-to-follow method. You set your own pace.
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Learn from the best professionals
Learn valuable methods and techniques explained by top experts in the creative sector.
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Meet expert teachers
Each expert teaches what they do best, with clear guidelines, true passion, and professional insight in every lesson.
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Certificates
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Get front-row seats
Videos of the highest quality, so you don't miss a single detail. With unlimited access, you can watch them as many times as you need to perfect your technique.
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Share knowledge and ideas
Ask questions, request feedback, or offer solutions. Share your learning experience with other students in the community who are as passionate about creativity as you are.
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Connect with a global creative community
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FAQs
Domestika's courses are online classes that provide you with the tools and skills you need to complete a specific project. Every step of the project combines video lessons with complementary instructional material, so you can learn by doing. Domestika's courses also allow you to share your own projects with the teacher and with other students, creating a dynamic course community.
All courses are 100% online, so once they're published, courses start and finish whenever you want. You set the pace of the class. You can go back to review what interests you most and skip what you already know, ask questions, answer questions, share your projects, and more.
The courses are divided into different units. Each one includes lessons, informational text, tasks, and practice exercises to help you carry out your project step by step, with additional complementary resources and downloads. You'll also have access to an exclusive forum where you can interact with the teacher and with other students, as well as share your work and your course project, creating a community around the course.
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serpaultflorence
Sans doute le meilleurs cours que j'ai fais sur domestika, très bien construit, il m'a beaucoup apporté !
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manuela.faggiana
Corso molto interessante. Cecilia Varela é molto chiara nella spiegazione.
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olea5
Grest course. I enjoyed the exercise in this course.
christinejeannebartholome
Je n'ai pas terminé le cours mais jusqu'à présent j'ai apprécié les leçons présentées.
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