Children's Picturebooks with Digital Techniques

Begin this adventure by getting to know your teacher, Guilherme Karsten. He talks about his career as an illustrator and writer, shares the authors and artists that have most influenced him, and shows you his methods for finding inspiration in the simple things.

Learn what creating a picturebook entails and familiarize yourself with all its elements. After explaining the importance of conveying a message with your piece, Guilherme walks you through his creative process and shares his most-used tools in Adobe Photoshop.

Now it's time to get started on your own illustration! Using the text of your choice, look for references to help you plan your compositions. With the step-by-step guidance of your teacher, do some initial sketches, build up a storyboard, and then prepare your files to be finalized.

End your journey seeing how to combine manual and digital textures to make your illustrations stand out from the crowd. Select a color palette based on the emotions you want to evoke and choose the best brushes for your piece. Then hear some final tips from Guilherme on how to export your final artwork to send to an editor.

Now you have all the tools you need to create your own picturebook and a deeper understanding of best ways to share it with the world!