Illustrated Children's Books: Create a Unique Story

Overview

“In this class, I will tell you a little about my history and my trajectory as an illustrator. My grandfather was a great storyteller and I liked to hear him tell his jokes, I was impressed how he managed to catch people's attention over a long period of time. It was really fun. One thing I inherited from my grandfather was this taste for listening, reading and telling stories. I started professionally by coloring drawings by other artists for storyboards and comic books. I made colors for some works by publishers inside and outside Brazil. With that, my work was developed to the point of gaining quality to be presented to art editors. I spent several years illustrating magazines, newspapers, books and teaching at universities. In addition, I have published more than ten authorial books and continue to work as an illustrator for publishers and boardgames in several countries. ”

In this video lesson Weberson Santiago addresses the topic: Presentation, which is part of the Domestika online course: Illustrated Children's Books: Create a Unique Story. Learn composition techniques for illustrating a story from first idea to final prototype.

Partial transcription of the video

“Introduction Hi, my name is Weberson Santiago. Welcome to my course here at Domestika. In this lesson, I'll tell you a bit about my story, my career as an illustrator and author. I was born in 1983 in Sao Bernardo do Campo, in the Greater Sao Paulo area. I remember my grandfather, who was a big jokester, he liked to tell jokes and stories, those long stories that drew the attention of whoever was listening, that fascinated me. How was he able to lock in that attention? And there was a newsstand in my neighborhood. I went there seven days a week, every single day, that place was awesome. I w...”

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Course summary for: Illustrated Children's Books: Create a Unique Story

• Level: Beginner
• 99% positive reviews (177)
• 4470 students
• 4 units
• 16 lessons (2h 45m)
• 3 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Software

  Adobe Photoshop

• Areas

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