Narrative Illustration: Tell a Story without Words
Narrative In Form: Structured Discourse
A course by Enrique Torralba , Illustrator Specialized in Literature for Children and Young Adults
Joined January 2019
About the video: Narrative In Form: Structured Discourse
Overview
“Once the trigger is ready, I will show you how to start structuring the narrative discourse. It is convenient for this to make use of basic formulas, before, I will briefly explain to you in the most common variants of narrative, the advantages of one and the other and once it is clear to get into the hot air balloon and take flight ... What is hidden behind From the clouds? ”
In this video lesson Enrique Torralba addresses the topic: Narrative In Form: Structured Discourse, 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
“NARRATIVE FORM: STRUCTURED DISCOURSE Finally, it’s time to talk about the structure, and we have two alternatives: a linear structure or a cryptic structure. But first, we’ll explain how we need to have certain elements within this structure that are essential and basic. First, we need our trigger, which we already chose in the previous lesson. We have a sentence we came up with in the word association game. So, we have our first important element. We’ve also identified the subject. We have Benja, he’s the subject receiving the action, and who can also generate action, but, ultimately, he’s...”
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Course summary for: Narrative Illustration: Tell a Story without Words
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Category
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Areas
Children's Illustration, Drawing, Gouache Painting, Narrative, Picturebook, Storytelling, Traditional illustration

Enrique Torralba
A course by Enrique Torralba
Enrique Torralba is an illustrator specializing in children's and young adult literature who has worked with publishers like SM, Santillana, Alfaguara, Edelvives, and the Kabbalah International Center in Los Angeles.
He has been selected to represent Mexico twice alongside other Mexican illustrators, at the 2009 Salón del libro in Paris and the 2010 Salón del libro in Quebec. He is also a founding member of Ilustradero and the Mexican Illustrators' Association.
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