Introduction to Children’s Illustration
Time to make decisions and draw
A course by Adolfo Serra , Illustrator
About the video: Time to make decisions and draw
Overview
“The term mixed technique refers to the process of using two or more artistic techniques together in a single work. In my case, I'll create the final illustration with ink and collage.”
In this video lesson Adolfo Serra addresses the topic: Time to make decisions and draw, 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
“TIME TO MAKE DECISIONS AND DRAW Hello, again. In this lesson, we're going to start making the final illustration. We've looked at ink technique and monotyping and played around with collage. So we have a pretty clear idea of what we can do and how we can combine things. I'm going to take something from each of these techniques. I liked the cat base with the ink texture. But I also liked the effect created by the collage with pieces of paper on the cat's body. So I'm going to combine that. A little oil paint texture might look nice, too. That's my idea, of course, the idea is one thing, putt...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Children’s Illustration
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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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