Illustration for Picture Books: Combine Digital and Analog Techniques
Influences
A course by Maguma , Illustrator and Designer
About the video: Influences
Overview
“Next, I will show you some references so that you can discover how I think about creating books through visual language.”
In this video lesson Maguma addresses the topic: Influences, 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
“Influences In this lesson I am going to show you some references that I have chosen, that somehow have to do with the contents that I will show in the course. I'll start by showing you the work of Theo Jansen. This influence actually comes from long ago, from when I was an architecture student and he was very interested and passionate about structures. Theo Jansen has been creating a new nature for several years consisting of these structures made made from fully articulated plastic tubes and able to move with the wind. For Theo Hansen, these creations are like independent living beings. Fo...”
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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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