Creating Picturebooks for Young Readers

Techniques and materials

A course by maria_ramos , Illustrator and Author of Children’s Books

Illustrator and Author of Children’s Books. Madrid, Spain.
Joined June 2009
100% positive reviews (79)
1,261 students
Audio: Spanish
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About the video: Techniques and materials

Overview

“In this lesson I am going to show you the materials that we are going to use for the project. You will be able to use many things that you have on hand!”

In this video lesson maria_ramos addresses the topic: Techniques and materials, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creating Picturebooks for Young Readers. Experiment with illustration and learn how to tell children's stories through images.

Partial transcription of the video

“Techniques and materials Now I'll show you the materials and techniques we'll see in the course. We will use papers in which we'll look for different textures, shines, colors. I collect papers that I use for workshops. I have cardboard from workshops with kids, but I go to the flea market, where I look for old notebooks and books and I use their drawings and textures in my drawings. For example, I found this envelope in a stationery store and they were on sale. I like the color, I've never used them for mail, but I've used them in collages and works. We need to remember with this type of pa...”

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Course summary for: Creating Picturebooks for Young Readers

  • Level: Beginner
  • 100% positive reviews (79)
  • 1261 students
  • 4 units
  • 13 lessons (1h 25m)
  • 3 downloads
  • Category

    Illustration
  • Areas

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

maria_ramos

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Illustrator and Author of Children’s Books

María Ramos is an illustrator who specializes in all types of children's literature from picturebooks to comics. Her work has been published by companies like Fulgencio Pimentel, Mamut Cómic, and Biscoto, and some of her books have been translated in other countries like Italy, China, and France.

She has also collaborated with clients such as Milan Press, Revista Kiwi, and Wrap Magazine. María Ramos loves the art of storytelling through drawings and aims to create books that are fun, exciting, and at the same time thought-provoking.


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Creating Picturebooks for Young Readers. Illustration course by maria_ramos

Creating Picturebooks for Young Readers

A course by maria_ramos
Illustrator and Author of Children’s Books. Madrid, Spain.
Joined June 2009
  • 100% positive reviews (79)
  • 1,261 students