Children's Picturebooks with Digital Techniques
File preparation
A course by Guilherme Karsten , Writer and Illustrator
About the video: File preparation
Overview
“Now I'm going to define the ideal format for the illustration. Let's go to Photoshop? ”
In this video lesson Guilherme Karsten addresses the topic: File preparation, 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
“File preparation At this point, we will define the ideal format for our illustrations. Let's go to Photoshop? Now let's create our base file for our illustrations. In Photoshop, I go in a new file. Thinking of two open book pages, it will no longer be a vertical file, but a horizontal one, because the pages are open. I have a 27.5 cm high file by 41 cm wide. What does this 41 cm mean? It means my closed file is 20.5 cm wide. It would be a closed book of 20.5 by 27.5. I work with a resolution of 300 DPI, which is the resolution for prints such as magazines and books. I work with RGB color mo...”
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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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