Picture book illustration

In this course, instructor Larissa Marantz will introduce you to the world of picture books. You will learn how to create stories through drawing and writing. Larissa will walk you through every aspect of picture books, including character development, choosing stories, formatting a book, and finalizing full illustrations. She will also lecture on how to get your book professionally published. After this course, you will gain the skills to bring your imagination to life through picture book making.

Week 1: Identifying Your Story In week one, Larissa will walk you through what a picture book is and how one goes about making it. You will learn to identify the story that you want to tell. Larissa will teach you how to pull aspects of stories from the past and make them your own.

Week 2: Character Development In week two, you will study the fundamentals of character development. Larissa will take you through her process for developing cast members for picture books. You will learn how to use shape and shape relationships to develop your characters.

Week 3: Exploring Character Designs In week three, you will learn to design various versions of your characters. Larissa will demonstrate making model lineups and utilizing different shapes to develop your character and design clothing.

Week 4: Character Refinement and Formatting a Picture Book In week four, Larissa will demonstrate how to create character engagements. You will learn to bring your characters to life and develop a relationship between them.

Week 5: Structuring Your Story In week five, you will learn to structure your story using Blake Snyder’s “Beat Sheet.” Larissa will lecture on how each stage of the outline aids in developing a well-rounded narrative.

Week 6: Creating Rough Sketches from Thumbnails In week six, Larissa will demonstrate how to develop rough sketches for your picture book. You will learn to start from small thumbnails and then progress to rough sketches.

Week 7: Character Tonal and Color Comps In week seven, you will learn to create tonal studies of your characters. Larissa will demonstrate various tonal lineups for each of her characters. Then, you will discover the perfect arrangement of values to complement the style and purpose of your characters in the story.

Week 8: Developing an Interior Scene In week eight, Larissa will teach you how to develop a scene into its final composition using your rough sketches. You will learn to use perspective to create the interior of a room.

Week 9: Creating an Outdoor Scene In week nine, Larissa will demonstrate her process of refining an outdoor scene. You will learn to adjust and correct your drawing using perspective brushes, giving your scene realism.

Week 10: Refining a Scene In week ten, Larissa will refine a picture book illustration. You will learn to develop details and line variation to bring your rough sketches to life.

Week 11: Rendering & Adding Color In week 11, Larissa will take you through her process of completing an illustration. You will learn to add color to your final line work with the lasso tool.

Week 12: Final Details & Getting Your Book Published In week 12, you will learn to add the final touches to your picture book illustrations. Larissa will demonstrate how to refine and self-critique your artwork. You will discover how to overlay textures and create a PDF dummy book for submission to a publisher.

[New Masters Academy] Picture book illustration (structured) Week 01 – Identifying your story

01 – Intro 02 – Identifying Your Story 03 – Types Of Materials 04 – Traditional Materials 05 – Experimenting With Traditional Materials 06 – Digital Brushes Overview 07 – Identifying Your Story Assignment 09 – Exploring Mediums Assignment

Week 02 – Character development

01 – Style Choices In Picture Book Illustration 02 – Exploring Different Character Concepts 03 – Developing Your Own Character 04 – Proportions Of Characters By Age

Week 03 – Exploring character designs

01 – Using Shape To Create Variations In Character Development 02 – Refining The Character Designs 03 – Creating Character Turnaround 04 – Exploring Traditional Techniques 05 – Exploring With Digital Painting Techniques With Character Sheets

Week 04 – Character refinement and formatting a picture book

01 – Creating Character Interactions 02 – Creating Character Interactions Continued 03 – Rapunzel And Mom Interaction Pose 04 – Formatting Your Picture Book 05 – Refining Characters Assignment 06 – Formatting Book Assignment

Week 05 – Structuring your story

01 – Structuring Your Story 02 – Creating Thumbnails For Your Picture Book

Week 06 – Creating rough sketches from thumbnails

01 – Developing Thumbnails 02 – Photoshop Page Options For Book Illustrations 03 – Scanning And Preparing Rough Sketches 04 – Traditional Picture Book Dummy 05 – Digital Picture Book Dummy 06 – Creating Rough Sketch Assignment

Week 07 – Character tonal and color comps

01 – Developing Tonal Value Comps 02 – Developing Tonal Value Comps Value Comps Continued 03 – Creating Color Palettes For Color Comps 04 – Exploring Color Comps 05 – Creating Tonal Value Comps For A Scene 06 – Creating A Color Comp For A Scene

Week 08 – Developing an interior scene

01 – Adding Perspective To Your Scene 02 – Refining Your Scene 03 – Constructing Your Character 04 – Refining Your Character 05 – Final Line Work 06 – Adjusting Character 07 – Creating A Digital Sketch Assignment

Week 09 – Creating an outdoor scene

01 – Establishing The Three Point Perspective 02 – Constructing The Scene 03 – Constructing The Scene Continued And Adding Light 04 – Creating Tonal Value Comps For Castel Scene 05 – Creating A Extended Palette From Color Comps 06 – Creating Color Comps For Castle Scene

Week 10 – Refining a scene

01 – Cleaning Lines And Adding Details 02 – Cleaning Lines And Adding Details Continued 04 – Refining Characters For Castle Scene 05 – Developing Final Linework 06 – Developing Final Linework Continued

Week 11 – Refining and adding color

01 – Color Pass On Castle Roof And Ground Stones 02 – Adding Depth With Shadows And Textures 03 – Refining Characters With Color And Textures 04 – Adding Lights And Fine Details 05 – Color Pass On Bedroom Scene 06 – Final Assignment

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