Narrative Illustration: Tell a Story without Words
Sketch and Process: Traveling Companions to the End of the Adventure
A course by Enrique Torralba , Illustrator Specialized in Literature for Children and Young Adults
Joined January 2019
About the video: Sketch and Process: Traveling Companions to the End of the Adventure
Overview
“Now, I will explain the importance of the sketch in its three levels and during the practice of the project. It is necessary, it is evaluative and helps to avoid the minimum possible errors The sketch is basic, in which composition errors, narrative gaps subject to the graphics, formatting achievements, tone conformation and narrative direction are noticed, this is the time to revise or affirm that you are on the right track, the necessary stage of trial and error. ”
In this video lesson Enrique Torralba addresses the topic: Sketch and Process: Traveling Companions to the End of the Adventure, 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
“SKETCHES AND PROCESS TRAVEL COMPANIONS UNTIL THE END OF THE ADVENTURE Now we’ll talk about the importance of sketches. For me, sketches are part of the creative process of construction, not narrative construction, but rather, almost part of the production process. This is how I divide the work we did before, which is the work of constructing our narrative, our narrative intent, that’s the first part. In the second part, the funnest part is precisely sketching. It’s also the most important part, because it’s the moment when you have to make a lot of decisions about style, shape, and color, a...”
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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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