Illustration for Picture Books: Combine Digital and Analog Techniques
The journey of Illustrating an album with four colors
A course by Maguma , Illustrator and Designer
About the video: The journey of Illustrating an album with four colors
Overview
“In this lesson I will show you how the process of creating my illustrated album “Roots of the forest” was like, in which I applied the same techniques that I am going to teach you throughout this course.”
In this video lesson Maguma addresses the topic: The journey of Illustrating an album with four colors, 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
“The journey of illustrating an album with four colors In this course I am going to explain to you how I work with images They communicate clearly. What better way to do it than through the process of creating a cover for a book. Also, I will show you how I work with ink separation. I'm going to show you how the process of creating this book was, It is entitled "Roots of the forest", just published by Amanuta. It is a book that is printed with direct inks, with ink separation, which is what I'll teach you. That is the reason why this book has such a brilliant color, by the use of that ink se...”
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Course summary for: Illustration for Picture Books: Combine Digital and Analog Techniques
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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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