Experimental Drawing Techniques for Picturebooks

Experimental drawing techniques for picture books

“We have reached the end of the course, but this is the beginning of a new adventure, as you know throughout the course I invited you to think about your final project, and the wait is over, I will finally be able to see what you will create with the help of this course. I ask you to give yourself the opportunity to do something unique, totally yours and that really takes you back to your memories, in this way you will put a lot of love and surely the result will be incredible. I share an example of how I would like to see your final project. The memories Photographs, anecdotes, songs, places, our possessions and more are capable of going back to those moments that we enjoyed and enjoyed in childhood. This time I invite you to dust off your albums, to see your photographs and to select at least three photographs that will trigger your project.

Look at your memories You saw the photographs and you chose, but that is not the same as observing. So take a moment to do it. If you want to prepare something delicious because you are about to start the real work. Write down everything you remember from the history of your photographs, if you do not remember much then you can ask a family member for help. The narrative sequence Start preparing the vignettes of your story, remember they are sketches, they do not have to have much detail, only the necessary ones and the best thing is to do them with pencil. This will help you choose the perspective from which you want your story to be viewed, so do several tests, until you like what you are seeing. The character and the atmosphere Grab your materials and start experimenting. Create your characters, imagine them in the different settings you want to create, but above all give yourself the task of thinking, where they are, what textures you want to give, what colors and sensations you want to capture. Remember that there is not so much detail here yet because this is not the final work. Your vignettes Now yes, this is the moment of truth. In the final material make your illustrations in your vignettes. Here it is time to carry out all the details you are looking for. Digitization! Don't be afraid to digitize your vignettes, remember that in Photoshop you can take care of the details. Make sure to save it in the format indicated for the social network in which you want to publish it. I recommend you always keep an additional copy for anything. Now it is ready, you can publish your project! For me it has been a pleasure to share with you everything that I know and that I have learned throughout my career. Once again thank you for taking this course and choosing me as your teacher, it has been an honor. Please, do not stop experimenting with your materials, take the opportunity to see what new textures may arise from their mixtures, remember that we never stop learning, so it is super important to experiment. Do not forget to share your final project, so I can give you the corresponding feedback, I also invite you to see the projects of your other colleagues, you never know who can inspire and teach you. If you have any questions remember that you can always use the forum, I will answer you as soon as possible, but I ask you to be patient. If you decide to share your project on Instagram, I invite you to use the #FatimaOrdinolaDomestika you can also tag us @fatima_ordinola and @domestika . I say goodbye for now, but we will continue to meet on the way. See you soon! ”

Partial transcription of the video

“Final project It is the end of the course, but not the end of your project. The most important thing in this whole process in which we connect with our childhood through images, photographs or objects, is to have enjoyed that research. Not forget who we were as children and keep it in mind in creative processes can help you and remind you to be true to yourself and get out of those blockages that we face when we start a project. In this course we have worked on a personal issue. You are free to choose the characters and settings with which you feel comfortable. Playing and having fun is par...”

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Course summary for: Experimental Drawing Techniques for Picturebooks

• Level: Beginner
• 98% positive reviews (41)
• 725 students
• 4 units
• 14 lessons (1h 25m)
• 3 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Software

  Adobe Photoshop

• Areas

  Character Design, Children's Illustration, Design, Drawing, Editorial Design, Narrative, Storytelling, Traditional illustration