Illustration for Picture Books: Combine Digital and Analog Techniques
Images that communicate
A course by Maguma , Illustrator and Designer
About the video: Images that communicate
Overview
“Next, I will talk to you about images that communicate; A book cover is a window into your inner world. And you need to communicate and seduce the reader in equal measure.”
In this video lesson Maguma addresses the topic: Images that communicate, 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
“Images that communicate In this course I will work on a cover, because the cover of a book is like a window that opens to the inner world of a book And in that sense, what you need to do is communicate clearly. In this lesson, I am going to explain to you what criteria I follow to work with images that communicate. The most important thing is to keep in mind the basic principles of communication, which are clarity, visual impact and immediacy. A book cover is important, not only because it is the image used to sell the book, to draw attention to the book itself, but it also has to be create...”
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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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