Skillshare Live: Whimsical Sun and Moon Illustrations

Practice creating playful characters using simple techniques in this class with illustrator Amarilys Henderson. 

You don’t have to know super advanced techniques or use complicated approaches to create incredible art. In this class—recorded using Zoom and featuring participation from the Skillshare community—you’ll explore how much creativity and variety can come out of the simplest shapes and colors by illustrating a sun and moon pair with Amarilys. 

To start, she'll walk you through choosing a limited color palette that still pops, and then explain the design motifs (aka, simple shapes) you can use to build up your characters. Then, you’ll dive into designing your characters! Amarilys will be painting right alongside you, but you’re encouraged to follow your own inspiration and style to create something uniquely your own. While she’ll be working with watercolor (and a bit of mixed media), these principles apply across artistic mediums, so gather whatever art supplies you have and get ready to dream up some creative celestial beings.

Ultimately, this is a great class for artists of all ages and experience levels. You’ll finish with a cute sun and moon pair inspired by art deco illustrations and vintage children’s books, along with a set of tools that will help you stop overthinking your creative process and just get started! Along the way, students who participated in the live class were able to ask questions, so you’ll learn even more about Amarilys’ process and inspiration. 

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While we couldn't respond to every question during the session, we'd love to hear from you—please use the class Discussion board to share your questions and feedback.