Introduction to Picturebook Creation

Introduction to Picturebook Creation

“Well, my dear student, you have reached the end of the course and it's time to say goodbye… It has been a real pleasure to have you here and to see the way you work; Teachers also learn from students. Next, we are going to review the different steps to follow to develop your final project, taking as an example the work we have done during the course with an illustration of our album. Draw your characters and the storyboard Choose the royalty-free text for your story. Once chosen, make the sketches of your characters and design the storyboard .

Work your illustration in Photoshop Choose one of the scenes, prepare your canvas in Photoshop, and start working with it. Touch to go to the digital part by drawing on the sketch that you have created by hand and apply color on it as we have seen in Unit 4. Last details Add the texts and make the final touches, so you will have your work ready for export. Now you have to upload your final project in the forum by clicking on "Create your project, don't be ashamed! I'll be delighted to see it, and the rest of the students too. Remember to share both the final result and the steps that have led you to it. It would be great if you showed a picture of each step and added a short explanation about what you have done in each one so I can give you feedback. On the other hand, if in addition to the Domestika community, you want to share your creation with everyone, you can upload photos of them to Instagram with the hashtag #RicardilusDomestika I hope you have enjoyed this course very much, as much as I have enjoyed preparing it, and, most importantly, that you have learned a lot! For any questions you have, you have a wonderful forum where you can write everything you want, and this will be the way to keep in touch with me and that I can correct or solve any problem. Many thanks!”

Partial transcription of the video

“Well. now that we've reached the final part of the course. i'll leave you with a brief summary where we'll review step by step the entire creative process to create our final project. Initially. i introduced myself and provided some insight into my background and the foundation of my Following that. we explored several artists who have significantly shaped my career path and influenced my Finally. i discussed our final project. We needed to select one of three texts and transform it into an illustrated album. Once we grasped the task. we shifted our focus to the creative process. ready to d...”

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Course summary for: Introduction to Picturebook Creation

• Level: Beginner
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• 3577 students
• 5 units
• 28 lessons (6h 1m)
• 10 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Software

  Adobe Photoshop

• Areas

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