Experimental Drawing Techniques for Picturebooks
Observation of the Past
A course by Fátima Ordinola , Graphic Designer and Illustrator
About the video: Observation of the Past
Overview
“At this point you have already seen your photographs several times, but until now you have never made a choice. Now, I will show you how to choose three photos to help you complete your final project. You will see how he made this choice so that it is easy, fast and effective.”
In this video lesson Fátima Ordinola addresses the topic: Observation of the Past, which is part of the Domestika online course: Experimental Drawing Techniques for Picturebooks. Learn illustration, design, and narrative techniques to tell a story based on your childhood memories.
Partial transcription of the video
“Observation of the past Previously we reviewed some photographs of our childhood and we worked with materials to test what it would look like. Now we will work with photographs for our sequence. The most important thing about choosing these photos it is the connection you have with them. You can be the protagonist or it can be a family member or a friend, but something on that topic has to catch your attention so you can create something. I have here some photographs with which I will work. They belong to a trip that I took when I was little with my family. In these photographs I don't reme...”
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Course summary for: Experimental Drawing Techniques for Picturebooks
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Character Design, Children's Illustration, Design, Drawing, Editorial Design, Narrative, Storytelling, Traditional illustration
Fátima Ordinola
A course by Fátima Ordinola
Fátima Ordinola works at the design studio Icono Comunicadores in Peru and has created picturebooks for both children and adults. She has published books with the publisher Panamericana and has spoken at the Salón de Ilustración Imagen Palabra in Peru (2018), the Lima International Illustration Conference – Imaquinario (2018), and the Lima International Book Fair (2019).
Fátima tries to write her books in such a way that each page and illustration invite the reader into an intimate and authentic space. She draws on personal photos and objects from her family for inspiration and approaches to storytelling which she then uses to fill the blank page.
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