Narrative Illustration: Tell a Story without Words
The Final Touch: The Illustrated Plating 1
A course by Enrique Torralba , Illustrator Specialized in Literature for Children and Young Adults
Joined January 2019
About the video: The Final Touch: The Illustrated Plating 1
Overview
“We continue with the second part of the final finish, I will show you how to prepare the material and how to arrange the workspace as in the previous lesson. In this lesson, I will teach you how to review your progress in order to continue with the fine line and final finish. I will explain the decisions I made and why, so you can make better decisions for your own project.”
In this video lesson Enrique Torralba addresses the topic: The Final Touch: The Illustrated Plating 1, 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
“THE FINAL TOUCH THE ILLUSTRATED PLATE PART 1 Now I want to share my formula for getting that mix of colors. I really like starting like that. I’m going to share my formula. I don’t know if it’s going to work for you. Again, I insist, what we’re doing, after all, is experimenting. You need to experiment and make these processes your own, from the sketch to the color, and the techniques. What I normally do works for me. I always pick a color for shadows, a medium color, and a color for light. In this case, I have four options. I have these three first color options, my first, which is the sha...”
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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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