Illustrated Children's Books: Create a Unique Story
Where do the ideas come from?
A course by Weberson Santiago , Illustrator, Teacher, and Writer
Joined August 2015
Joined August 2015
About the video: Where do the ideas come from?
Overview
“Here I will present two ways to find a good idea for telling a story. Follow!”
In this video lesson Weberson Santiago addresses the topic: Where do the ideas come from?, 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
“Where Do Ideas Come From? In this lesson, I'll talk about where ideas come from. I'm going to show you two ways, you can resort to your memory, writing things down in notepads for later use and drawing carelessly to register what's around us and also to experiment different graphic possibilities that from there, we can tell a story and create a book. I'll start by showing you some ways to doodle in our notebooks or sketchbooks on a daily basis. It's important to explore paper in different sizes, formats and textures. I have large notebooks and very, very tiny ones. This one I bought yesterd...”
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Course summary for: Illustrated Children's Books: Create a Unique Story
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Character Design, Children's Illustration, Drawing, Editorial Design, Narrative, Picturebook, Storyboard, Traditional illustration
Weberson Santiago
A course by Weberson Santiago
Weberson Santiago knows how to combine the beauty of images with the power of words to create one-of-a-kind artwork. Weberson is a Brazilian illustrator, teacher, and writer who has published more than ten children's books and has created illustrations for major publications in his country, including Veja magazine and the newspaper Folha de São Paulo.
His illustrations have been showcased in exhibits throughout Latin America and have been featured in board games in Brazil, the United States, Asia, and Europe, where he currently lives. He also teaches courses at the School of Technology, Innovation, and Creation in Lisbon.
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