Animal Characters in Watercolor for Children’s Books

Explore the softness and playfulness of childhood through lovable anthropomorphic characters using watercolors

• Introduction
• Preparation
• Creating Your Animal Character
• Refining and Sharing Your Work
• Final project

Watercolor allows you to paint atmospheres and bring a personal approach to any scene. Illustrator Julie Mellan uses it to create captivating illustrations for children’s books. She explores color, light, and shadow to paint images full of personality that have been published by the likes of Penguin Random House, Clavis, and Fleurus.

In this course, Julie guides you through creating watercolor illustrations of your own, featuring dynamic, expressive animal protagonists. Immerse yourself in your own private woodland and bring characters to life with watercolor.

• About Me
• Influences
• Materials
• Playing with Watercolor
• Sketching Animals in a Dynamic Way
• Sketching Facial Expressions
• Finding Inspiration and the Perfect Scene
• Final Sketch of Your Illustration
• Preparing the Painting
• Choosing Your Color Palette
• Painting the Lights and the Shadows 1
• Painting the Lights and the Shadows 2
• Painting the Colors 1
• Painting the Colors 2
• Painting the Colors 3
• Adding the Final Details
• Scanning and Editing Your Illustration
• Sharing and Promoting Your Art
• Animal character design for children’s books with watercolor