Illustration and Digital Collage for Children's Stories
What will we do in the course
A course by Ana Matsusaki , Graphic Artist
About the video: What will we do in the course
Overview
“In this class, I will explain what we will be doing during the course, what techniques you will learn and what the final project will be.”
In this video lesson Ana Matsusaki addresses the topic: What will we do in the course, which is part of the Domestika online course: Illustration and Digital Collage for Children's Stories. Learn to illustrate a classic story by combining handmade elements and textures with a digital collage.
Partial transcription of the video
“WHAT WE WILL DO IN THE COURSE Although the focus of this course is editorial illustration, children's illustration has a multitude of applications: clothes, products, wallpapers. Childish doesn't necessarily mean something silly or simplified. From the beginning of the course, I want to make this very clear. so that we don't underestimate the children's power of understanding. They are often much more open to issues that we adults consider taboo. I really like a phrase by illustrator Kveta Pacovska which says the book is the first museum a child ever visits. Therefore, from an early age, it...”
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Course summary for: Illustration and Digital Collage for Children's Stories
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Children's Illustration, Collage, Design, Digital Design, Digital Illustration, Picturebook, Traditional illustration

Ana Matsusaki
A course by Ana Matsusaki
Graphic artist Ana Matsusaki has been fascinated by the world of images and words from a very young age. She received a degree in graphic design from Belas Artes in São Paulo and in 2015 she decided to combine her two passions opening her own studio where she dedicates herself full-time to illustration and design.
She is the author of the children's book "A Colecionadora de Cabeças", published in 2020, and her work has also appeared on clothes, wallpaper, murals, and artesanal pieces. She has also collaborated with big names such as Globo, FGTD, and the publishing house Abril.
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