Sketchbook Techniques for Children’s Illustration
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Explore materials, colors, and drawing techniques to bring to life fairy-tale stories for children’s books in your sketchbook
Illustrating a fairy tale is like having a superpower: you can create worlds filled with any characters and landscapes you can imagine. A sketchbook is a great place to start, and it’s an essential tool for illustrator Ema Malyauka’s creative process. She has worked on illustrations for, postcards, book covers, and more, and worked with brands including Adobe.
In this online course, Ema teaches you her preparatory process for illustrating a picturebook. Discover her favorite techniques to develop your visual storytelling and create captivating children’s illustrations. Express your fantasy world in a sketchbook and design the children’s book of your dreams.
Begin by getting to know illustrator Ema Malyauka. Discover how she turned her childhood love of books into a full-time career, along with the influences that inspire the work she creates.
Hear Ema’s advice for choosing a sketchbook before diving into the tools and materials needed for the course, from brushes to gouache paints. Explore different types of picturebooks and settle on a fairy tale for your project. Then create a mood board filled with inspiration.
Learn how to develop convincing characters. Start by understanding their personality, before creating your initial sketches of them. Ema shares her techniques for turning an ordinary character into an interesting one, as well as her tips on choosing a diverse cast of characters for your work.
Come up with an idea for a final illustration and experiment with fundamental composition techniques, before deciding on your favorite sketch. Draw your chosen sketch in an A4 format, then use color theory to bring it to life with different shades and textures. See how to redraw your work using different colors, techniques, and materials until you’re happy with the finished result.
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