Illustrated Stories: From Idea to Paper

Overview

“In this lesson I will talk about where ideas come from and what to do if you think your ideas are not original.”

In this video lesson Alfredo Cáceres addresses the topic: The illustrator and his story, which is part of the Domestika online course: Illustrated Stories: From Idea to Paper. Learn the whole process of drawing and coloring narrative scenes from scratch.

Partial transcription of the video

“The illustrator and his story In this lesson I'll show you how to approach an illustration from a story. When tackling an illustration project, first, one is confronted with a story, a story that isn't always written by you. The way I approach projects is to know if an illustration is an action or something more conceptual. Here is an example from a book I illustrated a long time ago, which basically only has action scenes. They are events that lead to other events. For example, the encounter with a mysterious character on a balcony. These scenes need visual work rather than conceptual work...”

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Course summary for: Illustrated Stories: From Idea to Paper

• Level: Beginner
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• 6007 students
• 4 units
• 12 lessons (1h 30m)
• 9 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Children's Illustration, Drawing, Fine Arts, Narrative, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting