Expressive Illustration Line by Line
Composition through Theater
A course by Daniel Torrent Riba , Illustrator, Writer, and Educator
Joined September 2020
About the video: Composition through Theater
Overview
“Next, following the theatrical example, you will see how important is the correct placement of the elements in the scene, the relationship between the characters, and their own relationship with the background.”
In this video lesson Daniel Torrent Riba addresses the topic: Composition through Theater, which is part of the Domestika online course: Expressive Illustration Line by Line. Create illustrated picturebooks for kids (and adults) with evocative scenes made using colored pencils and pastels.
Partial transcription of the video
“Composition through theater In this lesson I will show you how we can take advantage of the theater when composing our images. When we go to the theater, we seldom think that this can help us to apply it to our illustration compositions. But a theater has a well-defined margin, which is the mouth of the theater, and we as spectators are sitting comfortably and we see everything more or less at the same distance. However, the composition It comes according to the placement of the actors on the stage. As we have said, the central points have more force. When a king comes out on stage and proc...”
This transcript is automatically generated, so it may contain mistakes.
Course summary for: Expressive Illustration Line by Line
-
Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Children's Illustration, Colored Pencil Drawing, Drawing, Editorial Design, Narrative, Pencil Drawing, Storyboard, Traditional illustration

Daniel Torrent Riba
A course by Daniel Torrent Riba
Dani Torrent is an illustrator, painter, and also a writer. He lives in Barcelona and has more than ten years' experience illustrating picture books, many of them self-authored. He studied film directing and that knowledge is reflected in the structure, pace, and composition of his creations, which embody the essence of a short film.
He has created illustrations for media outlets and advertising, but he is most well known for his creative work in the field of children’s and young adult literature. He has worked for Spanish publishing companies such as Edelvives, Kalandraka, Alfaguara, Cal.lígraf and Comanegra, but his artistic work has had a much greater impact on his career and led him to be a renowned illustrator. He has also published his work in France, Italy, Belgium, Mexico, China, Korea, and the United States.
- 98% positive reviews (173)
- 2,953 students
- 17 lessons (3h 0m)
- 19 additional resources (6 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever