Narrative Illustration: Tell a Story without Words

Overview

“A journey through 30 years as an illustrator with three stages that define my career. To start, I did not always find the ideal job opportunities, but all those that were presented served to push me and make my way, it was the period of self-training, which led me to be the storyteller that I am now, the next two stages, more than experimentation and consolidation, they are the ones that best defined the direction I'm in, and from which I still have a lot to learn. One day as a child I drew a line on my substrate of life, which will continue until the end of my canvas. I invite you to learn more about my story in this first lesson!”

In this video lesson Enrique Torralba addresses the topic: Presentation, which is part of the Domestika online course: Narrative Illustration: Tell a Story without Words. Discover the power of visual narratives by creating images filled with meaning and detail.

Partial transcription of the video

“Introduction Hi. My name is Enrique Torralba. I've been a professional illustrator for 30 years. That's not as easy as it sounds, because to work for this many years almost exclusively in illustration is quite difficult. It is, after all, a long-distance race. I think that's how I would define it, a long-distance race, because it proves... it forces you to prove your worth. When I started out in the '90s, which is when I arrived in Mexico City to study graphic design, I didn't just come here with the goal of taking the city by storm. I wanted to study, and I didn't just want to study design...”

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Course summary for: Narrative Illustration: Tell a Story without Words

• Level: Beginner
• 98% positive reviews (218)
• 4808 students
• 4 units
• 15 lessons (2h 31m)
• 14 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Children's Illustration, Drawing, Gouache Painting, Narrative, Picturebook, Storytelling, Traditional illustration