Illustrated Children's Books: Create a Unique Story

Elements of design 2

A course by Weberson Santiago , Illustrator, Teacher, and Writer

Illustrator, Teacher, and Writer. Lisbon, Portugal.
Joined August 2015
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4,470 students
Audio: Portuguese
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About the video: Elements of design 2

Overview

“In this second part of the lesson, I will continue to explain the elements of the design, but this time with a focus on COLOR and TYPOGRAPHY.”

In this video lesson Weberson Santiago addresses the topic: Elements of design 2, 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

“Drawing Elements 2 In this lesson, we'll see visual elements a bit more. Let's get into typography and color, let's get to it. LETTERS Letters are also drawings, we draw letters. Let's separate them into three types, typography, calligraphy, and lettering. Typography are drawings of standardized letters, those fonts in typographic families that we use digitally and sometimes graphically. The origin of the word comes from "typos", which means impression, this comes from Gutenberg, the father of printing. I'll leave more information about him under Additional Resources. Calligraphy is the dra...”

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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

Weberson Santiago

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A course by Weberson Santiago

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Illustrator, Teacher, and Writer

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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Illustrated Children's Books: Create a Unique Story. Illustration course by Weberson Santiago

Illustrated Children's Books: Create a Unique Story

A course by Weberson Santiago
Illustrator, Teacher, and Writer. Lisbon, Portugal.
Joined August 2015
  • 99% positive reviews (177)
  • 4,470 students