Children’s Illustration: From Storyboard to Picturebook
First trigger drawing
A course by Rafael Yockteng , Illustrator of children's and youth literature
About the video: First trigger drawing
Overview
“Visual language is going to be our tool to narrate, so in this lesson I propose a way to find a way to make your book. I will show you examples of projects carried out and the one I did for this course.”
In this video lesson Rafael Yockteng addresses the topic: First trigger drawing, which is part of the Domestika online course: Children’s Illustration: From Storyboard to Picturebook . Learn how to create a story from start to finish with your own visual language and perspective.
Partial transcription of the video
“First trigger drawing When starting a new project, I always go to pencil and paper to make many pictures. In this lesson join me to see different examples of projects that I have done and what I will do with you. DETONATING DRAWING We often find ourselves in a situation in which they don't have the very idea of what they want to do and they are seeing how this black hole that is drawn here and they have no ideas. They don't know what the characters will be like what will happen, what will this story be about, how am I going to interpret it, what will happen, How are the characters. They thr...”
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Course summary for: Children’s Illustration: From Storyboard to Picturebook
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Category
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Areas
Character Design, Children's Illustration, Drawing, Editorial Design, Narrative, Picturebook, Storyboard, Traditional illustration

Rafael Yockteng
A course by Rafael Yockteng
Rafael Yockteng has been creating illustrations for children's literature for more than 20 years with international publishers. His work is characterized by finding the right visual language for each project. He believes that telling stories is the best way to build ideas and relationships.
Currently, his books can be found in bookstores, colleges, and libraries, as well as on Amazon. He has worked for publishers and editorials like Babel Libros, Groundwood Books, Cataplum, Norma, El Jinete Azul, and Planeta.
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