Illustration for Picture Books: Combine Digital and Analog Techniques
Working with matter
A course by Maguma , Illustrator and Designer
About the video: Working with matter
Overview
“Next, I will create the final spots and shapes that will later help me compose my illustration.”
In this video lesson Maguma addresses the topic: Working with matter, 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
“Working with matter Now that I have the lace of my pencil image, I will use it as a base with the light table to be able to generate all the spots that will be part of the final illustration. I have placed a paper on the table to prevent it from staining and having my image in pencil, I will place here a sheet of paper where we will generate the first of the spots. I'll start with the whale skin. And to get an interesting texture, I will use the watercolor graphite because I will use large brushes to fill the surface. I will try with this little brush and we will generate our image. I will ...”
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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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