Illustrated Stories: From Idea to Paper

Crafting an idea

A course by Alfredo Cáceres , Editorial illustrator

Editorial illustrator . Tulsa, Chile.
Joined April 2010
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6,148 students
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About the video: Crafting an idea

Overview

“In this lesson I will show you how to make a sketch leaving the details aside.”

In this video lesson Alfredo Cáceres addresses the topic: Crafting an idea, 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

“In this lesson. we'll work on an idea based on a text. I'll illustrate the story The Black Sheep by Italo Calvino. the writer I mentioned earlier. I chose this tale for the number of images and characters it conjures. To begin. i'll read an excerpt the story we'll work on. In a peculiar country. every person was a thief. Each night. the residents would venture out with a picklock and flashlight. intent on burglarizing their neighbor’s home. When they arrived home. they discovered their house had been completely ransacked. And all lived in harmony and without harm. as one would rob another. ...”

This transcript is automatically generated, so it may contain mistakes.


Course summary for: Illustrated Stories: From Idea to Paper

  • Level: Beginner
  • 100% positive reviews (409)
  • 6148 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

Alfredo Cáceres

Alfredo Cáceres
A course by Alfredo Cáceres

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Editorial illustrator

Alfredo Cáceres' specialty is illustrations that tell stories of horror or mystery. His creative process is marked by the constant mixing of objects and the play with proportions.

He has worked for clients such as Simon and Schuster, Zoink games, E...


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Illustrated Stories: From Idea to Paper. Illustration course by Alfredo Cáceres

Illustrated Stories: From Idea to Paper

A course by Alfredo Cáceres
Editorial illustrator . Tulsa, Chile.
Joined April 2010
  • 100% positive reviews (409)
  • 6,148 students