Experimental Techniques for Picturebooks

Introduction

A course by Catarina Sobral , Author, Illustrator, and Director

Author, Illustrator, and Director. Lisbon, Portugal.
Joined August 2020

Tell an original story using tempo, tension, and plot to create a wordless visual narrative from scratch

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About the video: Introduction

Overview

“Hey! My name is Catarina Sobral and this is the story of how I became an illustrator (among other things). ”

In this video lesson Catarina Sobral addresses the topic: Introduction, which is part of the Domestika online course: Experimental Techniques for Picturebooks. Tell an original story using tempo, tension, and plot to create a wordless visual narrative from scratch.

Partial transcription of the video

“Introduction Hi! My name is Catarina Sobral. I'm a picture book maker from Portugal and welcome to my course. I'm fortunate to work with what I love, and I'm passionate about stories, especially when they are told through the language of art. There's this quote from a Portuguese thinker called Eduardo Lorenço, who said once talking about the pleasure of reading, that "books show us that reality is, paradoxically, not what we have between our hands but what we dream of." This power of changing reality that written stories have is one of the reasons why I like books so much. They are also ver...”

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Course summary for: Experimental Techniques for Picturebooks

  • Level: Beginner
  • 100% positive reviews (218)
  • 3151 students
  • 4 units
  • 21 lessons (3h 53m)
  • 11 downloads
  • Category

    Illustration
  • Areas

    Children's Illustration, Drawing, Editorial Design, Narrative, Picturebook, Storyboard, Traditional illustration

Catarina Sobral

A course by Catarina Sobral

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Author, Illustrator, and Director

Catarina Sobral is a Portuguese illustrator, author, and director for animated films. Before launching her career as a freelance illustrator, she studied graphic design and illustration, developing a unique style blending her eye-catching illustrations and strong narrative voice.

Catarina’s work can be seen regularly in illustrations for press, album covers, posters, and of course, picturebooks. Her award-winning picturebooks have been published in sixteen different languages and exhibited around the world, gaining recognition from the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, the Portuguese National Illustration Award, the Portuguese Authors’ Society, the White Ravens catalog, and 3x3 magazine. She is a teacher and writer, produces her own radio show for children, and is currently directing her second animated film.


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Experimental Techniques for Picturebooks. Illustration course by Catarina Sobral

Experimental Techniques for Picturebooks

A course by Catarina Sobral
Author, Illustrator, and Director. Lisbon, Portugal.
Joined August 2020
  • 100% positive reviews (218)
  • 3151 students