Children's Illustration

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Learn the Codes of Children's Illustration

Illustrated stories mark our entire childhood and remain in our imagination even as adults. We all still remember a book, a comic, or a cartoon that captivated us as children.

In this Youth Illustration course, we will explore together how to create this imagery through various means; that of reflection, technique, style, and composition. Demonstrations and corrected exercises for you to practice at home will be offered throughout the training to understand the "codes" of children's illustration.

The final idea will be to best serve the story and address the reader for whom the work is intended. It is no coincidence that illustrated books are categorized by age group: 0-3 years, 5+, 8+, and 12+.

Let the child within you speak (again) and join Camille Raveau for this training.

Youth Illustration Character

Course benefits

Available teachers

Teachers available for you to contact

Available exercises

Exercises available for you to practice and improve

Complete training

A comprehensive step-by-step course

Tutorials Dedicated to Children's Illustration

To make even more progress in your learning, find tutorials on children's illustration and practice with a variety of examples.

You can find these tutorials on our blog and regularly benefit from in-depth articles, freely available, broken down step by step to help you understand the nuances of children's illustration.

What the course offers

You will be supported throughout the " Children's Illustration " course with the following lessons

  • Introduction to the Course free
  • Origins of Children's Illustration
  • The Equipment
  • Getting to Know the Equipment: Correction and Demonstration
  • Getting to Know the Equipment
  • The Different Styles, Part 1
  • Different Styles, Part 2 free
  • The Different Styles, Parts 1 and 2: Correction and Demonstration
  • Understanding the World of Children's Illustration
  • Understanding the World of Children's Illustration: Correction and Demonstration
  • Recap Parts 1 and 2 and Documentation
  • The Characters
  • Faces and Expressions free
  • Hands and Arms
  • Clothing
  • Create Your Character, Demonstration
  • The Setting
  • The Objects
  • Objects and Settings: Correction and Demonstration
  • Stage Direction
  • Staging: Correction and Demonstration
  • Cleaning Up!
  • Final Trace
  • Searching for a Colorful Atmosphere
  • Searching for a Colorful Atmosphere: Demonstration
  • The Coloring
  • Digital Finishes
  • The Cabochon
  • The Cabochon: Demonstration
  • Page Layout
  • Conclusion of the Course

VISUALIZE YOUR PROGRESS

Keeping motivated when starting a personal project is very important, which is why we have set up a progress report accessible at any time. With it, you will be able to keep an eye on your investment and your advancement in the course you are taking.

Regular practice is a key factor during a learning phase, and your dashboard will allow you to closely monitor your progress and quantify the remaining work to organize your drawing sessions.

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Youth illustration progression

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