Introduction to Children’s Illustration
The story
A course by Adolfo Serra , Illustrator
About the video: The story
Overview
“As illustrators, we reinterpret stories through images. We'll see examples of various illustrators who've illustrated Alice together.”
In this video lesson Adolfo Serra addresses the topic: The story, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Children’s Illustration. Learn to illustrate a classic story using manual and traditional techniques.
Partial transcription of the video
“THE STORY Hello, again. In this lesson, we're going to talk about the story. To be more specific, about "Alice In Wonderland." As I mentioned, in this course I'll show you how I work to create illustrations for "Alice In Wonderland." But I'd like each of you to make your own version of a classic fairy tale or a traditional story that moves you and that you like. One of the main problems when illustrating a classic is our preconceived image of that classic. It's very hard to forget the images we have in our heads from stories or illustrations that existed before we started illustrating them....”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Children’s Illustration
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Category
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Areas
Children's Illustration, Drawing, Fine Arts, Narrative, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting
Adolfo Serra
A course by Adolfo Serra
Adolfo Serra (Teruel, 1980) studied Advertising and Public Relations at the Complutense University of Madrid, but it wasn't long before he decided to follow his childhood passion for drawing by reconnecting with pencils and watercolors at the Escuela de Arte 10 in Madrid. Since then he's been no stranger to colors, papers, textures, and stories.
He loves to experiment with techniques, play with materials, and, above all, tell stories with his art. He considers himself a trailblazer of blank pages who maps uncharted territory with illustrations for children and young adults.
His illustrations have been featured at the Bologna Children's Book Fair (Italy), Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava (Slovakia), Sharjah Children's Book Fair (United Arab Emirates), Ibero-American Illustration Contest (Mexico), CJ Picture Book Awards (Korea), and the International Exhibition of Illustrations for Children in Sàrmede (Italy).
His wordless version of Little Red Riding Hood has been published in Spain, Germany, France, and Mexico, and has won numerous awards. He also won the 19th A la Orilla del Viento Award for illustrated album from the Fondo de Cultura Económica.
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