Creation of an Illustrated Foldable Book
Chromatic
A course by Roger Ycaza , Illustrator and musician
About the video: Chromatic
Overview
“Since we have made the search and selection of our characters and environment for our book in this unit we will work on the color we want to give to our story. As we know, the technique that we are going to use is acrylic and dry brush on cardboard, so we will try mixtures and color options that will help us decide the best way for our folding. ”
In this video lesson Roger Ycaza addresses the topic: Chromatic, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creation of an Illustrated Foldable Book. Create a music-based story and learn how to use illustration as a narrative tool for your book.
Partial transcription of the video
“Chromatic Well, we've already done some brief studies of characters, of setting. Now we will delve into the color of the project, for which I have brought this book by the Argentine author Isol, it is called "Family Secret". I always like to use tangible examples so that we can better understand processes, color management, character management. Over time it has obviously been changing, has been experimenting with different techniques, but something that I always liked a lot is the solidity of the color it handles. Also, the color combinations she uses I find them very interesting, Needless...”
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Course summary for: Creation of an Illustrated Foldable Book
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Category
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Areas
Bookbinding, Children's Illustration, Editorial Design, Narrative, Picturebook, Traditional illustration

Roger Ycaza
A course by Roger Ycaza
Roger Ycaza is an illustrator, musician, and writer of his own stories. He has worked in various fields of illustration but the one he is most passionate about and where he has the most experience is in children's and young adults' literature, an area in which he has been working for nearly twenty years.
As time went by, he realized that he could connect his passion for music and illustration, professions he learned on a self-taught basis. Roger is always experimenting, something that is reflected in his work. He is author or co-author for publishing houses such as Fondo de Cultura Económica, Océano Travesía, Panamericana, Loqueleo, SM, Castillo, Pato Lógico, El Naranjo, Amanuense, Editora Do Brasil, GatoMalo, among others.
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