Children’s Illustration: From Storyboard to Picturebook

Children’s Illustration: From Storyboard to Picturebook

“Well, we come to the end of the course. Hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. It is time to use everything you have learned and carry out your own project, I am sure it will be wonderful. Before saying goodbye, I share with you the series of steps to follow so that you can create it. The story Find a story that you like. For this, think about the things you like and know, be honest with the story you want to tell. Interpret your story! The first thing you need to do is read it several times and split the text, this can be very instinctive and may change later in the process.

Your characters Know your characters, ask all the questions that occur to you about each one. Remember that the more you know your characters and their environment, you will be able to achieve more credible characters and a world to which they belong. The sketches! Look for visual references before you start sketching. Get to work and draw your characters in many positions, even if you are not going to draw them in the final project, remember that practice makes perfect and this is a great opportunity to practice. This will also help you find your characters. Storyboard Make your storyboard , decide your format, take into account the arrangement of the elements, text and image and always keep the middle of the page in mind. Finalize the image Finish the image and when you do it, choose the one you like the most and in which you see a summary of your book. Finally, assemble the PDF to show it to everyone. Finally, I ask you to remember that this course is just one way of doing things. Your interpretation is linked to who you are, what you have lived, your interests and what you know. Don't be afraid to incorporate your life when telling a story. If you feel that you do not have stories to tell, I recommend that you read, watch movies, listen to stories, ask your relatives some anecdotes, see the political situation in your country or look around. Many times the stories are so close that we don't see them. I ask you to finish the project, even if you don't show it to anyone, every creative act is an exhibition and this is terrifying, but it is also a form of acceptance. I hope this guide is a creative trigger. See you soon! ”

Partial transcription of the video

“Final project Hello, we have reached the end of this course, I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. Before saying goodbye, we will make a recap of the steps to follow for you to do your final project. Find a story that you like, try to be very sincere, think about the things that you are most attracted to and know about. To get to know your characters, ask yourself a lot of questions about them, The more you know about them and their environment, the more credible they will be. Look for visual references before you start sketching. Draw your characters in many positions. Think of a story. ...”

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Course summary for: Children’s Illustration: From Storyboard to Picturebook

• Level: Beginner
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• 1855 students
• 4 units
• 16 lessons (2h 47m)
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• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

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