Digital Illustration with Manga Influence
Visual narrative
A course by Akimaro , Graphic Designer and Illustrator
About the video: Visual narrative
Overview
“In this lesson I want to talk to you about narrative elements that can help you put your ideas on paper. Visual narrative is a resource used since the beginning of time, such as cave paintings or the first hieroglyphics in Egypt, they communicated messages to us without resorting to words, that is what nourishes our eyes. You don't need to know how to draw very complicated elements to be able to have a good narrative, what you need is to have something to say. ”
In this video lesson Akimaro addresses the topic: Visual narrative, which is part of the Domestika online course: Digital Illustration with Manga Influence. Learn how to create atmospheric scenes and emotional characters with Photoshop.
Partial transcription of the video
“Visual Narrative I'd like to talk about narrative and about some elements that might help you put your ideas on paper. Let's take a look. I want to tell you about storytelling methods and narrative elements that can help you put your ideas on paper. Visual narrative as a resource has existed since the beginning of time. Like cave paintings or the first hieroglyphics in Egypt. They communicated messages without resorting to words. Eastern cultures in particular have always been very visual. In Japan, many traditions depend on narrative and symbolism. We can see it in their writing, in martia...”
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Course summary for: Digital Illustration with Manga Influence
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Comic, Digital Illustration, Manga, Narrative, Storytelling, Traditional illustration
Akimaro
A course by Akimaro
Adriana De la Torre, also known as Akimaro, is a designer by profession and an illustrator by trade. Combining these two arts, she has devoted herself to helping clients find their voice and telling stories through images. Since she was 16, Adriana has been publishing comics independently and is the co-author of the webcomic Parellet, published since 2012 and with two volumes in print.
Recently, she has worked with publishers like Penguin Random House to create illustrations for a teenage demographic. She loves to experiment and combines her experience in graphic design with her interest in modern Japanese culture.
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