Editorial Illustration: Create a Visual Narrative
The sketch
A course by Laura Wächter , Illustrator
About the video: The sketch
Overview
“We begin this unit by sketching the ideas we have chosen. We will do them in a very schematic way, they have to be simple and not very detailed.”
In this video lesson Laura Wächter addresses the topic: The sketch, which is part of the Domestika online course: Editorial Illustration: Create a Visual Narrative. Transform texts into meaningful images with Procreate and Photoshop.
Partial transcription of the video
“The sketch In this lesson we will make schematic sketches of the ideas we selected before, trying to keep them simple and with little detail. According to the "layout" that we choose, the illustration will have some proportions. We will take this into account from the beginning when making the sketch. When we create the file to make the first sketches, we should not pay much attention to the dimensions, but you have to take into account the aspect ratio between height and width. In this case, I respected the proportions of Layout 1 of the four attached documents, in which the illustration h...”
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Course summary for: Editorial Illustration: Create a Visual Narrative
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Category
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Software
Adobe Photoshop, Procreate -
Areas
Digital Illustration, Editorial Illustration

Laura Wächter
A course by Laura Wächter
Laura Wächter is an illustrator specializing in the publishing sector who has created a curious universe where bright pastels coexist with contrasting black and white details that represent the harshness or irony of different situations experienced in day-to-day life. Although they appear light-hearted, her illustrations convey complex emotions that are often difficult to explain with words.
Her work is regularly featured in El País Semanal, Salto Diario, and Fundación Telefónica, among others. Throughout her career, she has also been recognized for her work on numerous occasions, including the INJUVE award in 2009, a nomination for the sixth Ibero-American Illustration Contest in 2015, and an award in the Book Cover Category at the 2020 World Illustration Awards.
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