Illustrated Characters with Paper

You'll learn how to craft original characters using collage techniques, paper cutting, selecting materials, and household tools, drawing inspiration from travels, books, and your own ideas to develop expressive illustrations and visual storytelling.

This is an intermediate-level course, perfect for those with some basic knowledge of illustration or collage who want to deepen their skills in character creation and creative techniques for children's visual projects.

You'll need a variety of papers (recycled, magazine pages, painted), scissors, a craft knife, glue sticks, paints, sponges, and recycled materials to create backgrounds and textures. Cardstock, pencils, and household tools are also recommended for experimenting.

You'll create children's characters by cutting, combining, and assembling different papers, adding features, accessories, and expressions to give them personality, exploring geometric shapes, spots, and textures to achieve unique, narrative results.

Yes, the course encourages using recycled papers, magazines, cardboard, and other accessible materials to enrich your compositions, add texture, and give your characters a distinct identity.

You'll learn smooth cutting techniques using scissors and craft knives, tearing effects, paper cutting methods, and assembling articulated figures, plus how to combine cutouts to create expressions, movement, and visual coherence in your characters.

Yes, the course covers strategies for creating illustrations and characters for children's books, including visual storytelling, page layout, color palette choices, and the relationship between characters and backgrounds.