Children’s Publications: Editorial Design and Illustration
A course by Jimena S. Sarquiz , Illustrator
Inspire young minds by learning how to create magical illustrations for children’s publications with digital tools
Inspire young minds by learning how to create magical illustrations for children’s publications with digital tools
The process of creating fictional worlds for young readers to enjoy has two main aspects: the creative illustration phase and the editorial layout stage. Opening the imagination of children is what inspires illustrator Jimena Sarquiz to create eye-catching artwork for books and magazines. Her clients range from magazines to publishing houses, including Edebé, Edelvives, and Capstone Publishing.
In this course, she walks you through the entire process of creating magical illustrations for children’s editorial publications. Discover how to bring your images to life with a vibrant color palette, and how to position them in a layout ready for publishing. Send a meaningful message to young curious minds with words and images.
This is Jimena’s second course at Domestika. If you want to learn more about how to further develop your character illustrations, take a look at her previous course Creating Characters for Children’s Stories with Procreate.
What will you learn in this online course?
15 lessons & 14 downloads
- 100% positive reviews (48)
- 1,849 students
- 15 lessons (1h 35m)
- 14 additional resources (5 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: English
- English · Spanish · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
Recommended software for this course
ProcreateWhat is this course's project?
Create an illustration for a children’s book or magazine by analyzing a brief and following a specific layout and editorial design.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
This course is for anyone interested in learning about children’s illustration and how to work with clients in the publishing world.
Requirements and materials
Some drawing experience is required.
To take this course, you need a tablet or computer. Jimena uses Procreate, but you are free to use the illustration software of your choice. A drawing tablet and stylus is recommended.
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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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About Me
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Influences
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U2
Draw With Your Head
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Children’s Illustration 101
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I Have a Job for You
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Things You Need to Know
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Illustration as a Second Language
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U3
Drawing With Your Hands
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Prepping Your Workfile
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Thumbnails Are Key
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Sketching for Clients
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U4
Digital Drawing
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Some Notes on Color
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Working with a Limited Color Palette
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Adding Color to Black and White Images
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Adding Texture with Halftones
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U5
Final Steps
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Sending Work to Clients
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Let’s Talk Portfolios
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FP
Final project
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Children’s Publications: Editorial Design and Illustration
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unworthyman
Muy bueno, explicaciones claras y consejos funcionales.
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noruiz
Un curso muy chulo :)
He aprendido un montón.
Jimena da unas explicaciones muy claras de todo.
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chmagorton
PlusGreat course so far.
elenagjartist
Wonderful teacher and wonderful course, thank you very much.
lunadelps
Curso maravilhoso, a Jimena é um amor, seu estilo é lindo e ela explica mto bem, gostei demais do resultado final.
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