Children's Picturebooks with Digital Techniques
Do I need to know how to draw?
A course by Guilherme Karsten , Writer and Illustrator
About the video: Do I need to know how to draw?
Overview
“Now I'm going to talk about one of my favorite topics: an amazing book doesn't have to be beautifully illustrated, with perfect shapes, light, shadow and perspective in the right places, or painted with the most expensive materials. No matter how it's illustrated, an interesting book needs to get its message across in the best way, being creative, innovative, and sharpening the reader's mind.”
In this video lesson Guilherme Karsten addresses the topic: Do I need to know how to draw?, 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
“Do I need to know how to draw? This is one of my favorite moments. Here there is no excuse of "I can't draw". I want to show that you don't have to create a perfect illustration, an academic style, with light and shadow in the right place. No matter how it is illustrated, the book is interesting when it delivers the message creatively, in an innovative way that sharpens the reader's imagination. I want to show examples of artists who used different ways to create your stories. This book "Lampião Lancelote" by Fernando Vilela tells the story of a fight fought between Lampiao and Lancelot's k...”
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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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