Step 7: The Final Art! Creating a Children's Book Illustration Step by Step 🎨

Join me for a walk-through where I show, step by step, how I do the watercolor painting for the children's book illustration I'm working on for my portfolio!

This is the 7th step in a step-by-step illustration process mini-series of creating a full-spread kids' book illustration, from figuring out layouts, up through to painting the final piece.

STEPS 1-6 are HERE, in case you missed them:
STEP 1:    • Step 1: Brainstorming Thumbnail Layouts: C...  
STEP 2:    • Step 2: Full-size Rough Sketch: Creating a...  
STEP 3:    • Step 3: Making the Value Study: Creating a...  
STEP 4:    • Step 4: Colors Guide for Painting!: Creati...  
STEP 5:    • Step 5: The Detailed Sketch: Creating a Ch...  
STEP 6:    • Step 6: With a Projector! Creating a Child...  

This illustration is part of a 3-piece set (it's classy like that), so there's no character designing included, since they're already figured out. But if you're interested in that aspect too, let me know and I'll see what I can do!

I hope you'll find something in my kidlit illustration process helpful or useful!

The important parts are in real time, with repetitive bits sped up to save you time. If you have any questions about my value study creation process, just let me know. I'll share what I can.
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MATERIALS:
Birch plywood board (sanded smooth)
Blick white painter's tape
Arches 140 lb/300 gsm hot-press watercolor paper
Butcher tray palette (from Jerry's Artarama)
Holbein watercolor tubes (+ Daniel Smith Neutral Tint)
Pebeo drawing gum (what I call "masking fluid" in the video)
Rubber cement eraser + bar of soap and brush from a paint-by-#'s kit
XDT Art Supplies Hake brush, size 50
Princeton Neptune Quill brush, size 6
Grumbacher Goldenedge Round brush, size 12
Transon Art Brush Round brush, size 3
2 containers of water + some in a squeeze bottle for pouring
Paper towels
Scrap pieces of watercolor paper
*ConAir hairdryer
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