Children’s Illustration: Portraying Emotions
A course by Noemí Villamuza , Illustrator
Learn to compose compelling children’s illustrations using graphite, watercolor, and collage
Learn to compose compelling children’s illustrations using graphite, watercolor, and collage
What if you could recapture the emotions of childhood through illustration? In this online course, discover your voice and create captivating children's illustrations alongside accomplished illustrator Noemí Villamuza, who has published numerous children's and young adult books with companies like Kalandraka, Kókinos, Media Vaca, and Nórdica.
Learn to illustrate scenes from childhood that convey maximum emotion with minimal details. Noemí teaches you expressive techniques for a variety of mediums, focusing on graphite as the primary tool and complementing it with watercolors, colored pencils, and collage.
What will you learn in this online course?
13 lessons & 18 downloads
- 98% positive reviews (41)
- 914 students
- 13 lessons (2h 33m)
- 18 additional resources (4 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
Recommended software for this course
Adobe PhotoshopWhat is this course's project?
Create three children's illustrations with three characters that each represent a different emotion and a cover that encapsulates them all.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Anyone interested in exploring the art of illustration to help them better express their emotions and tap into their creative voice.
Requirements and materials
A love of children's literature, as well as basic notions of drawing and some skill with a pencil are essential for this course.
As for materials, you need pencils, ink, a Pentel brush pen, colored grease pencils, white paper or card stock, a scanner, and Photoshop.
Reviews
A course by Noemí Villamuza
Illustrator Noemí Villamuza was born in Palencia, Spain, and has been living in Barcelona since 1998, the same year she published her first children's book. She studied fine arts with a major in graphic design, but she found her true calling in illustration. She has released numerous children's and young adult books with publishers like Kalandraka, Kókinos, Media Vaca, and Nórdica, and has created illustrations for graphic novels as well as press and advertising content.
She was a finalist for Spain's National Illustration Award in 2002 and won a Junceda award for illustration in 2007, as well as an award for the IBBY poster for the 2010 International Children's Book Day. When she's not creating, she shares her knowledge by teaching illustration classes at institutions across Barcelona, like the Escola de la Dona, Escola Bau, and Escola Massana, and by running workshops at schools, libraries, and cultural centers.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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About Me
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Influences
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U2
Work table
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Materials
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Brainstorming
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Building a character
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Sketches
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Compositions
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U3
Illustrations
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Illustration with tenderness
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Mysterious illustration
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Euphoric illustration
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Front page
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U4
The finish
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Scanning and digital treatment of illustrations
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Binding
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FP
Final project
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Drawing techniques for children's books
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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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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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doctorbanner
Excelente curso. Te lleva paso a paso, utilizando una metodología de trabajo interesante.
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ganeshakali
Me transmite mucho esta profesora, gracias!
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adelfasarra
Bel corso, l’insegnante è molto brava!
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zorobabelflores
Es un buen curso, la profesora explica muy bien
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afagredo
Plusel curso refleja la sensibilidad de Noemi en su obra. La propuesta y variedad de los ejercicios permite detallar diferentes técnicas en el curso.
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