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
  • The origins of children's illustration
  • Materials
  • Getting to know the materials: correction and demonstration
  • Getting to know the materials
  • The different styles, part 1
  • The 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 of parts 1 and 2 and research
  • Characters
  • The face and facial expressions free
  • Hands and arms
  • Clothing
  • Creating a character – demonstration
  • The background
  • Objects
  • Objects and backgrounds – demonstration and review
  • Staging the illustration
  • Staging the illustration – demonstration and review
  • Creating the final artwork!
  • Final drawing
  • Developing a colour palette
  • Developing a colour palette – demonstration
  • Adding colour
  • Digital finishing touches
  • Vignettes
  • Spot illustration – demonstration
  • Layout
  • Course conclusion

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