ILLUSTRATING CHILDREN

Drawing kids is a fun but challenging task. Their facial expressions can be sweet, naive, and mischievous, all at the same time. Their poses are animated and expressive. Children’s proportions change rapidly as they grow. A child’s body is measured in head lengths, just as an adult’s body. For example, a one-year old child is only four heads tall while a seven-year old child measures six heads tall. Unstable toddlers often spread their arms and legs in cute but awkward poses.

Older children can strike a pose with a high hip, just like an adult. Their faces have more mature proportions but are still soft and rounded.

GOUACHE RENDERING

MARKER RENDERING TRACING METHOD

Children’s flats should be in proportion to the age category. Remember children’s clothes should be comfortable, functional, and colourful.

CHILDREN’S WEAR

Children’s wear collections are often inspired by a particular theme, which influences styles, colours, prints, and graphics.

Extreme perspective and unusual view points can be helpful in creating stylized illustrations.

For centuries, children’s clothes were scaled-down versions of adult clothing, often restrictive and conservative. Today, children’s wear is well-developed and specifically targeted to its customers. Children’s wear is now innovative, creative, and colourful, integrating a mix of graphic motifs and textures.