Narrative Illustration: Tell a Story without Words

Overview

“The materials are essential, not only in the final production process, but also in the previous process, the narrative trigger and the sketch. I will show you a list of materials for the most important instances of the creative process, I will explain their uses in a general way and in detail.”

In this video lesson Enrique Torralba addresses the topic: Materials, 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

“MATERIALS Now it’s time to talk about the resources or materials we’ll use for the final project. We need to determine, or identify, which materials will be useful for one part or another, that is, for the end, middle, or beginning. As far as the beginning, what I mean is the sketch. Here on the table, I have materials we can use to sketch, but there are other materials we’ll use in the middle stage that we’ll also use repeatedly. And, finally, we have the material we’ll use for the last part of the process. Here on the table, I have my papers, my brushes, and my gouache paint. I have penci...”

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

• Level: Beginner
• 98% positive reviews (219)
• 4841 students
• 4 units
• 15 lessons (2h 31m)
• 14 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

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