Creating Picturebooks for Young Readers

The structure

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: The structure

Overview

“In this lesson you will learn how to distribute the information on the pages. I will present you a template that will help us make the structure.”

In this video lesson maria_ramos addresses the topic: The structure, 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

“The structure I'll show you how to prepare the structure of the story. This is the template of the book. I've put the pages we have on one sheet. You'll find it in Additional Resources. It is helpful to see in one glance and on one page the information for the book. We can monitor the rhythm and the information, if we repeat information from page to page or to work in blocks. To work on the structure it's best to go from more to less. We'll work in blocks and then decide what will go in each block. I know that I want an intro explaining how we have to look for this animal. I also want a con...”

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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
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    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