Illustration for Picture Books: Combine Digital and Analog Techniques
Digital collage 2
A course by Maguma , Illustrator and Designer
About the video: Digital collage 2
Overview
“We continue to combine elements to bring the project to life.”
In this video lesson Maguma addresses the topic: Digital collage 2, 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
“Digital collage Now I will draw the eye. To draw the eye I will use all the circles that I made with wax and combining them, I will create all the parts of the eye. Now I will be selecting the spots that interest me the most. I'll start with this one. Right button on layer mask and Form intersection. I create a new Solid Color layer and I'll do the same with the rest of the stains. For now I will move these layers that I have created to a new file and I will proceed in the same way as when I made the boat. I will mount the eye first in a separate file. We create our background layer of whit...”
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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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