Children's Picturebooks with Digital Techniques
Book Anatomy
A course by Guilherme Karsten , Writer and Illustrator
About the video: Book Anatomy
Overview
“Here I present an important element that sometimes goes unnoticed: a book illustration goes beyond the core arts, it can expand through the entire structure of the book as a complete object.”
In this video lesson Guilherme Karsten addresses the topic: Book Anatomy, which is part of the Domestika online course: Children's Picturebooks with Digital Techniques. Discover the techniques and digital tools to create unique visual narratives by composing an illustrated album that evokes the curiosity of young readers.
Partial transcription of the video
“book anatomy This is a very important moment that sometimes goes unnoticed, but it can be a great ally when creating an illustrated book, the anatomy of a book. I want to show the parts of a book and examples of good use of these parts, creative ways to tell the story through the structure of a book. We have the cover, the back cover. We have it in here, the first leaves are the guard leaves. The guard sheets can also tell what precedes the story. We have the guard sheets. And the part where the story is told is the core of the book. And lastly, we have the spine, which contains information...”
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Course summary for: Children's Picturebooks with Digital Techniques
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Children's Illustration, Drawing, Editorial Design, Narrative, Picturebook, Storyboard, Traditional illustration

Guilherme Karsten
A course by Guilherme Karsten
Writer and illustrator Guilherme Karsten produces all his pieces digitally from start to finish. For an illustration to be compelling, he believes it must contain a creatively bold message that ignites something deep within in the reader.
He received his degree in Publicity and Advertising with a major in Graphic Design and has published five works and illustrated over thirty books for other authors. He was awarded the esteemed Golden Plaque (Slovakia) and the Golden Pinwheel (China) and is also a two-time finalist for the Jabuti Award, the most prestigious Brazilian editorial prize there is.
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