Children’s Illustration: From Storyboard to Picturebook
The elements of the book and What is a Storyboard?
A course by Rafael Yockteng , Illustrator of children's and youth literature
About the video: The elements of the book and What is a Storyboard?
Overview
“A book is an object that has certain characteristics, in this lesson I will teach you its elements so that in this way you can take advantage of these characteristics in your narration. Then you will learn what a storyboard is and how it will serve you when developing a visual project.”
In this video lesson Rafael Yockteng addresses the topic: The elements of the book and What is a Storyboard?, 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
“What is a Storyboard? Books have certain characteristics. Join me in this lesson to see the elements of the book and what is a storyboard. ELEMENTS OF THE BOOK Before making the storyboard we must know the elements of the book. Since we will make an album book, I wanted with this presentation to show you, so that they understood, what elements a book is made of and we could use them for a graphic narration at the time of making the storyboard of our book. The first element we have would be the cover. The presentation is the first thing we see. On the cover we will normally have the title of...”
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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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