Creating Characters for Children's Stories with Procreate
A course by Jimena S. Sarquiz , Illustrator
Learn how to tell stories and convey emotions through children's illustration with your iPad
Learn how to tell stories and convey emotions through children's illustration with your iPad
The most emotional and expressive characters are also the ones who bring out the most smiles. Since her childhood, Jimena S. Sarquiz has been comforted by animation and illustrated stories. Now she tries to bring that same happiness to others through her playful illustrations for children. After working with a range of tools and techniques, Procreate has become her favorite design tool by allowing her to create on-the-go.
In this course, learn to design characters for children's stories from scratch and integrate them into a scene using your iPad Pro. Work with different methods to compose figures and bring them to life with multiple expressions. Finally, discover how to tell your unique story through illustration.
What will you learn in this online course?
18 lessons & 15 downloads
- 99% positive reviews (317)
- 8,130 students
- 18 lessons (3h 56m)
- 15 additional resources (7 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish, English
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
Recommended software for this course
ProcreateWhat is this course's project?
In this course, create a colorful children's illustration of a character and their imaginary friend using Procreate.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Illustrators, designers, or anyone with notions of drawing who wants to learn how to tell stories with their images.
Requirements and materials
For this course, you will need basic drawing knowledge.
You will also need an iPad or iPad Pro (iOS 11.1 or newer), an Apple Pencil, and the Procreate drawing app installed.
Reviews
A course by Jimena S. Sarquiz
Jimena S. Sarquiz is a freelance illustrator specializing in the illustration of books for children and young people. During her career, she has had the opportunity to illustrate books for different publishers in Mexico, the United States, and Europe, as well as different magazines from Editorial Televisa (Mexico). In 2010, she illustrated her first children's book. Since then, she has illustrated ten more, mostly for publishers in Mexico.
Jimena is an active participant in comic events and design fairs, where she sells her illustrations. Her work can be found on social media under the name Monitos Bonitos.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Presentation
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Influences
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What will we do in the course?
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U2
The bases of the character
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Know your workspace
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Where do ideas come from?
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Mood boards
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Drawing with basic shapes
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Thinking in 3 dimensions
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U3
From sketch to character
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First sketches
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An emotional face
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An expressive body
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U4
Create an illustration
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The final sketch
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Inked
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Color 1
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Color 2
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Lights and shadows 1
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Lights and shadows 2
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And now what do I do with my illustration?
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FP
Final project
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Creating Characters for Children's Stories with Procreate
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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
PlusIf you're a Plus member, get a custom certificate signed by your teacher for every course. Share it on your portfolio, social media, or wherever you like.
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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
The community is home to millions of people from around the world who are curious and passionate about exploring and expressing their creativity.
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Watch professionally produced courses
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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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mennatullahhassan1998
PlusShe is the best As a beginner, I was worried it would be hard, but she made it so easy to follow.
damitadinamita
Me ha encantado! Muy practico
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PlusTrès bon cours bien expliqué.
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marcela_ch_dominguez
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asuntpat
Es un curso donde estoy aprendiendo mucho tanto en la creacion de personajes como en sacarle mas provecho a procreate gracias a las explicaciones claras sencillas y sin misterios que se ofrecen asi como a la cantidad de tips que te aporta. MEGUSTA MUCHO.
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