Illustration for Picture Books: Combine Digital and Analog Techniques
Presentation
A course by Maguma , Illustrator and Designer
About the video: Presentation
Overview
“In this lesson I will tell you a little about myself, my concerns and my life and professional career. I will also show you some of my notebooks, which are a very important tool in my work. Finally, I will show you some of my picture books.”
In this video lesson Maguma addresses the topic: Presentation, which is part of the Domestika online course: Illustration for Picture Books: Combine Digital and Analog Techniques . Create the cover of an illustrated book using analog techniques like watercolors or India ink and Photoshop .
Partial transcription of the video
“Presentation Hi, I'm Maguma, illustrator and picture book creator. Welcome or welcome to my course on digital illustration with analog techniques. In this lesson I am going to tell you a little about my career and how I became a professional illustrator. I have drawn since I was a child. It has been a way of expressing myself which has always been very natural to me. I loved to draw with my father, who also liked drawing very much. He taught me the first tricks, how to draw Peter the spy, that he was a character who drew with a very simple stroke and that helped me to understand that drawin...”
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Course summary for: Illustration for Picture Books: Combine Digital and Analog Techniques
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Children's Illustration, Design, Digital Illustration, Drawing, Editorial Design, Picturebook, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting

Maguma
A course by Maguma
Maguma is an architect by trade with a passion for drawing. He began working in illustration by collaborating with El País newspaper where he was a regular contributor. Since then, his illustrations have been published by major media outlets including Courrier International, Forbes, and Yorokobu.
His books have also seen widespread distribution by publishers like Fondo de Cultura Económica, Editorial Milrazones, Editorial Limonero, A buen paso, Editorial Amanuta, Gallucci Editore, Boitempo, Tara Books, and Libros del Zorro Rojo.
Maguma's work has earned him a long list of awards including first prize at the 2019 Babalunga International Contest, promoted by the Babakamo festival, and the Latin American Illustration 7 Award. His picture book El sueño de Pandora also earned honorary mention at the 4th edition of the International Compostela Awards.
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