Children's Illustration for Posters
How Am I Going to Say It: The Style and Technique
A course by Luis San Vicente , Graphic Designer Specializing in Children's Illustration
Joined October 2020
About the video: How Am I Going to Say It: The Style and Technique
Overview
“You will learn how to define the proper style and technique to reinforce the message of your poster. I will show you how the style has a direct relationship with the theme. You will realize that defining the technique will depend on your acting skills. For this course you will use digital techniques using vectors and Photoshop brushes. ”
In this video lesson Luis San Vicente addresses the topic: How Am I Going to Say It: The Style and Technique, which is part of the Domestika online course: Children's Illustration for Posters . Explore the magic of children’s illustration by designing a poster in Photoshop and attract viewers of all ages .
Partial transcription of the video
“How am I going to say it: The style and the technique In this lesson we will learn to develop how I am going to say it. How am I going to say it? It is an important question. I already have the idea, I have a concept, I have a phrase with a lot of hook but how am I going to shape it? That is where style and technique will come in. You have to differentiate them. The style is what type of theme the poster has, to whom it is directed. For example, in my case it is Day of the Dead. Around the holiday, there is a lot of visual information. Around the theme that you use in your poster, surely th...”
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Course summary for: Children's Illustration for Posters
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Children's Illustration, Design, Drawing, Graphic Design, Poster Design, Traditional illustration

Luis San Vicente
A course by Luis San Vicente
Luis San Vicente is a renowned graphic designer who specializes in children's illustration. He studied graphic communication design at the UAM in Mexico and before graduating, he also started working for the illustration and design studio Tané. It was there that he discovered and fell in love with the magic of children's illustration.
He worked as Arts Director for the newspaper Reforma for almost 20 years, where he also contributed as an illustrator. He has also illustrated more than 40 books and his illustrations have appeared on posters, in magazines, and even short films, as well as being exhibited in various countries around the world including Mexico, Spain, Japan, South Korea, Cuba, France, Chile, and Columbia.
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