Experimental Techniques for Picturebooks
Text and Image Interplay
A course by Catarina Sobral , Author, Illustrator, and Director
About the video: Text and Image Interplay
Overview
“Maurice Sendak called it “rhythmic syncopation”, and in fact, when talking about picture books, the relationship between words and images swings. Their interaction is similar to the one we find between jazz musicians. One can also say that they dance together. ”
In this video lesson Catarina Sobral addresses the topic: Text and Image Interplay, 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
“Text and Image Interplay This lesson is about words and image interplay. In picture books texts and illustrations combine to deliver the overall meaning of the book. Neither of them makes much sense when experienced independently of the other, they work together to achieve a common meaning. The simultaneity of their presence generates interaction or what Maurice Sendak called once rhythmic syncopation. There are many types of texts and image relationships, but I think we can simply divide them in three main kinds: redundancy, collaboration, and counterpoint. In this example by Blexbolex fro...”
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Course summary for: Experimental Techniques for Picturebooks
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Category
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Areas
Children's Illustration, Drawing, Editorial Design, Narrative, Picturebook, Storyboard, Traditional illustration
Catarina Sobral
A course by Catarina Sobral
Catarina Sobral is a Portuguese illustrator, author, and director of 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 16 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.
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