Magical Realism for Children’s Illustration

Learn how to illustrate a magical scene for a children’s book by exploring colors and textures with Procreate or Photoshop

• Introduction
• Get All The Ingredients
• Make Magic
• Share It
• Final project

The magic which lays in the pages of a storybook has the power to captivate young readers. Children’s book illustrator Juanita Londoño has been using elements of magical realism in her work to inspire young curious minds. In this course, she teaches you how to create magical illustrations for kids from scratch using both analogue and digital tools.

Combine your passion for magic and storytelling to create a children’s book illustration that catches the reader’s eye. Explore the enchanting style of magical realism in illustration, and create a memorable composition that could live in a storybook.

• About Me
• Influences
• Magical Realism
• The Story
• Digital Tools
• Thumbnailing 1
• Thumbnailing 2
• Sketch 1
• Sketch 2
• Value and Tone 1
• Value and Tone 2
• Color Draft 1
• Color Draft 2
• From Big Areas to Small Details 1
• From Big Areas to Small Details 2
• From Big Areas to Small Details 3
• Light and Shadow
• Sharing Your Work
• Making a Children’s Book
• Magical Realism for Children’s Illustration