Illustration for Picture Books: Combine Digital and Analog Techniques
Expressive sketches
A course by Maguma , Illustrator and Designer
About the video: Expressive sketches
Overview
“In this lesson I will make the first sketches of the main elements and characters of the Moby Dick novel. I will look for possibilities only from an expressive point of view, putting in value the drawing as a processual tool; error and surprise as triggers for new ways of thinking.”
In this video lesson Maguma addresses the topic: Expressive sketches, 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
“Expressive sketches In this lesson I am going to start making the first sketches. With the first sketches, I usually try to make more free drawings, more open and I like to start by using brushes. In this case, I'm going to use India ink and watercolor graphite. In this early stage of the sketches, I'm going to focus exclusively on those main elements of which I have spoken in the previous lesson, which are Captain Ahab, the white whale, the ship and the island. And I'm going to start drawing pictures that show me a little how can I represent them. The images, in general, have a double qual...”
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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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