Creation of an Illustrated Foldable Book
Layout
A course by Roger Ycaza , Illustrator and musician
About the video: Layout
Overview
“In this lesson we are going to prepare the support for our project, that is, the material, which will be cardboard of approximately 300 grams, in the decided format (12.5 cm x 20 cm.) ”
In this video lesson Roger Ycaza addresses the topic: Layout, 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
“Layout In this lesson we will already prepare the physical support of the final project. For which, if we remember a little Lesson 2 of Unit 2 where we saw formats and folding, we check the size of the cardboard sheet, from a standard sheet, a large sheet It measures 100 centimeters in width and 70 centimeters in height. I already decided a size for my book which closed is 12.5 cm wide by 20 cm high, but you, I stress again, you can use the size that you prefer. I only recommend that there are no leftovers, that the material is optimized and with that we are very good. Here I have already c...”
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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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