Paper Cutting Illustration: Create Extraordinary Books
Environment or Scenery Elements 1
A course by Paz Tamburrini , Illustrator
About the video: Environment or Scenery Elements 1
Overview
“I will teach you how to look for the elements that give identity to the environment where the story happens from the exploration of two fanzine formats. ”
In this video lesson Paz Tamburrini addresses the topic: Environment or Scenery Elements 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Paper Cutting Illustration: Create Extraordinary Books. Push the boundaries of traditional books by creating a story illustrated in 3D.
Partial transcription of the video
“Environmental or Scenic Elements Now that we've chosen our scenes, we'll talk a bit more in depth about what elements strike me as important in the two scenes I choose. There are lots of ways to tell a story. Fairytales and classics are ideal for experimenting since they can count on readers' prior knowledge. The reader knows how the story goes and so they already have a lot of information, colors, characters, and scenes that make a story recognizable. For books that break with traditional formats, it can be very interesting to take those elements to retell the story and build a unified gra...”
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Course summary for: Paper Cutting Illustration: Create Extraordinary Books
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Category
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Areas
Bookbinding, Children's Illustration, DIY, Editorial Design, Narrative, Paper Craft, Storytelling, Traditional illustration

Paz Tamburrini
A course by Paz Tamburrini
Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Paz Tamburrini is a professional visual artist, engraver, and illustrator who specializes in creating books using paper cutting. Her work has been published around the world in editorials such as Edelvives, La brujita de papel, Gerbera and Milrazones.
She studied a Master's in books and children's literature at the UAB and is just as fascinated by the theory of books as she is by the practical side of their creation. Her passion for turning the book itself into a narrative element led her to learn various paper engineering techniques which she uses to create pieces that awaken the curiosity of many different audiences.
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