Introduction to Children’s Illustration
Collage
A course by Adolfo Serra , Illustrator
About the video: Collage
Overview
“Collage is one of the most versatile and attractive techniques because it allows you to experiment with a wide variety of materials and backgrounds.”
In this video lesson Adolfo Serra addresses the topic: Collage, 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
“COLLAGE. Hi. In this lesson, I'll tell you about a technique that fascinates me: collage. I really like to test things, as you've seen. And I think it's a shame to throw out paper and materials. So, often times, when I do these tests, I collect... Although I'm careful not to store too much. But I do keep those papers and rejects that I couldn't use because I can use them to make a collage. These are textures, stains... Things like the ink or monotyping tests we did. You can keep all that and create new illustrations based on those papers. I'm going to illustrate the cat using only collage a...”
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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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