Digital Illustration for Children’s Stories
A course by Teresa Martínez , Illustrator
Learn to tell stories with illustrations created in Photoshop
Learn to tell stories with illustrations created in Photoshop
Ever wanted to weave stories through your illustrations? Teresa Martínez, a children's illustrator with over 15 years of experience, has had her work published by international publishers such as SM, Editorial Castillo, and Macmillan, and truly believes that the illustrator is the second narrator in any story. Her work involves retelling a story, complementing the text, and enriching it through the imagery.
In this course, she teaches you how to illustrate a children's story digitally, creating beautifully compelling images for children and young people, using the tools available in Photoshop.
What will you learn in this online course?
16 lessons & 9 downloads
- 99% positive reviews (899)
- 16,198 students
- 16 lessons (2h 59m)
- 9 additional resources (5 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish, English
- 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?
Using Photoshop as the main tool, create an illustration based on a text to serve as the cover of a story. Work on a storyboard to present your project to a publisher.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Illustrators, designers, and anyone interested in delving into the world of digital illustration and learning to enrich children's texts with images.
Requirements and materials
You need basic knowledge of drawing and Photoshop to take this course.
As for materials, you need paper and a pencil for sketching, a computer with Photoshop, and a tablet to work freehand.
Reviews
A course by Teresa Martínez
Teresa started out in illustration at a young age, publishing comics independently as well as in a local daily newspaper. She later studied to be a graphic designer but never stopped incorporating illustrations into her projects. In 2002 she started working in the publishing industry and had her work published with clients like Richmond, Editorial SM, Castillo, Edebé, Alfaguara, and CONACULTA.
More than 25 years' experience in the field of illustration has opened doors for Teresa in the audiovisual world, seeing her illustrations come alive in the short Imaginantes as well as internationally. Some of her pieces, including Swan Lake, Fábulas Mexicanas, Arthur and the Sword in the Stone, and Fantastic Body, have been published in England, France, Spain, Brazil, and the United States.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Hello!
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Influences
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Interpreting the text
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U2
Let's sketch
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Composition
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Storyboard
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Composition of a scene
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Study of values
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U3
Colour
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Color palette I
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Color palette II
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Work area I
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Work area II
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Painting I
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Painting II
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U4
Last details
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Details and effects
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Changing the environment
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Introducing the project
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FP
Final project
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Digital illustration for children's stories
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What to expect from a Domestika course
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Learn at your own pace
Enjoy learning from home without a set schedule and with an easy-to-follow method. You set your own pace.
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Learn from the best professionals
Learn valuable methods and techniques explained by top experts in the creative sector.
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Meet expert teachers
Each expert teaches what they do best, with clear guidelines, true passion, and professional insight in every lesson.
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Certificates
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Get front-row seats
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Share knowledge and ideas
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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Connect with a global creative community
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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.
You can redeem the course you received by accessing the redeeming page and entering your gift code.
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jinnyle
This is amazing course
edwings
Incríble el estilo que utiliza la profesora Teresa. La forma en explicar cada punto en base a su experiencia es sensacional. Recomiendo este curso.
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emilianogallo78
Verdaderamente recomendable, sobre todo por los recursos que dejo, los pinceles son de los que estaba buscando hace rato! Muchas gracias!
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drianel
Excelente curso, bastante prático e aborda com boa profundidade os diversos aspectos envolvidos na criação de um livro infantil. Super recomendo para interessados em publicar!
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preza
PlusExcelente curso, me ayudó a comprender mejor cómo se crea un cuento desde los cimientos.
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