Drawing and Collage for Editorial Illustration

What will we do in the course?

A course by Samuel Castaño , Illustrator and graphic designer

Illustrator and graphic designer. Medellín, Colombia.
Joined May 2020
98% positive reviews (59)
974 students
Audio: Spanish
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About the video: What will we do in the course?

Overview

“I will tell you what you will do in the course, I will mention the techniques you will use and the materials you will use. I will address the issue of references and documentation. I will tell you about reading the text, first ideas and sketches. As well as the process of drawing, scanning and completing the illustrations. ”

In this video lesson Samuel Castaño addresses the topic: What will we do in the course?, which is part of the Domestika online course: Drawing and Collage for Editorial Illustration. Learn how to conceptualize a written piece into an image filled with intricate detail by combining techniques and styles.

Partial transcription of the video

“What will we do in the course? In this lesson I will tell you what we will do in the course. My work has focused on the illustration of children's books, book album and literature in general. From a short text, which in my case will be a haiku, we will make an illustration using techniques such as pencil and collage. You can choose a poem some lines of a song or a fragment of a text that you like. We will address the issue of references and documentation. We will deal with the subject of sketching and how to start a conceptualization process. We will also address the techniques, the materia...”

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Course summary for: Drawing and Collage for Editorial Illustration

  • Level: Beginner
  • 98% positive reviews (59)
  • 974 students
  • 4 units
  • 12 lessons (1h 8m)
  • 1 download
  • Category

    Illustration
  • Software

    Adobe Photoshop
  • Areas

    Artistic Drawing, Collage, Digital Drawing, Editorial Design, Editorial Illustration, Pencil Drawing, Traditional illustration

Samuel Castaño

Samuel Castaño
A course by Samuel Castaño

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Illustrator and graphic designer

Samuel Castaño is an illustrator and graphic designer from Medellín. And despite having lived in other parts of the world, that is where he really finds the inspiration to create his works.

He began doing illustrations for magazines, newspapers and other media, but it was thanks to a self-publication called "Imperfections" that he made the leap into the publishing world. In recent years he has worked for publishers in Colombia, Mexico and Spain, such as Penguin RH, Alfaguara, Tragaluz, Juventud, Ekaré, SM, A buen paso, Castillo, Norma, among others.


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Drawing and Collage for Editorial Illustration. Illustration course by Samuel Castaño

Drawing and Collage for Editorial Illustration

A course by Samuel Castaño
Illustrator and graphic designer. Medellín, Colombia.
Joined May 2020
  • 98% positive reviews (59)
  • 974 students