Illustration for Picture Books: Combine Digital and Analog Techniques
My cover and some references
A course by Maguma , Illustrator and Designer
About the video: My cover and some references
Overview
“Now I am going to introduce you to the theme that I have chosen for my cover and I will show you some references that I have been taking throughout the process.”
In this video lesson Maguma addresses the topic: My cover and some references, 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
“My cover and some references In this lesson I will finally show you which cover I have chosen to develop in this course. The story I have chosen is "Moby Dick". It is a very popular story, very iconic. It is a novel written by Herman Melville that tells of a whaling ship that goes in search of a mythical white whale. Your captain, Captain Ahab, He is a sailor who for some reason wants to take revenge on this colossal animal and he is totally obsessed with whaling. My idea would be to be able to make an illustrated album interpreting this fascinating epic. What better way to start than with ...”
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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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