Creation of an Illustrated Foldable Book

Color part 1

A course by Roger Ycaza , Illustrator and musician

Illustrator and musician. Saratoga, Ecuador.
Joined November 2019
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2,591 students
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About the video: Color part 1

Overview

“In the previous unit we had already carried out color studies and their possible mixtures designed for our book, so now it was time to define what we were left with. While it is true that all colors are welcome personally I like to give each project a specific tone, which usually does not include too many colors and that, in a way, makes it unique. So for this story I propose that we work it in two or three colors, that way we already pose a specific challenge, where we will have to capture everything we are creating from that chromatic minority. ”

In this video lesson Roger Ycaza addresses the topic: Color part 1, 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

“Color We are then ready to paint our final project. We have already reviewed and performed some previous studies, so I just want to remind you a little bit of some chromatic exercises that I had previously shown you to see what option I will take and so go through my entire book. Here is this exercise that I had shown you before where I have been trying different color mixtures. If you remember, at one point I would tell you I really like working on projects with few colors. Here, for example, we have a red and black only. In this exercise here we have some blue with a sepia brown color, wh...”

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Course summary for: Creation of an Illustrated Foldable Book

  • Level: Beginner
  • 98% positive reviews (155)
  • 2591 students
  • 4 units
  • 19 lessons (2h 16m)
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  • Category

    Illustration
  • Areas

    Bookbinding, Children's Illustration, Editorial Design, Narrative, Picturebook, Traditional illustration

Roger Ycaza

Roger Ycaza
A course by Roger Ycaza

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Illustrator and musician

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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Creation of an Illustrated Foldable Book. Illustration course by Roger Ycaza

Creation of an Illustrated Foldable Book

A course by Roger Ycaza
Illustrator and musician. Saratoga, Ecuador.
Joined November 2019
  • 98% positive reviews (155)
  • 2,591 students