Expressive Illustration Line by Line
The Base Illustration
A course by Daniel Torrent Riba , Illustrator, Writer, and Educator
Joined September 2020
Joined September 2020
About the video: The Base Illustration
Overview
“In this lesson, we will learn to choose an illustration in which we are going to make the aesthetic decisions that will condition the development of the whole of our illustrated album.”
In this video lesson Daniel Torrent Riba addresses the topic: The Base Illustration, 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
“The mother illustration When we have already done the "storyboard" with a global approach of the illustrated album that we will make, I find it very useful to make an illustration from start to finish before developing the rest of the compositions. We call this mother illustration. The mother illustration is that first illustration where we will make a series of vital decisions for the development of the album as a whole. We will develop topics such as style, the range of colors, the technique, even the format, if we haven't already decided. To choose the illustration that we will develop, ...”
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Course summary for: Expressive Illustration Line by Line
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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.
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